Dais
Dais (dā"is) , noun
[Old English deis, des, table, dais, Old French deis table, French dais a canopy, Latin discus a quoit, a dish (from the shape), Late Latin, table, from Greek <i>di`skos</i> a quoit, a dish. See Dish.]
1.
The high or principal table, at the end of a hall, at which the chief guests were seated; also, the chief seat at the high table. [Obsolete]
2.
A platform slightly raised above the floor of a hall or large room, giving distinction to the table and seats placed upon it for the chief guests.
3.
A canopy over the seat of a person of dignity. [Obsolete] — Shiply