da|is

da|is «DAY ihs, days, DY ihs», noun.

a raised platform at one end of a hall or large room. A throne, seats of honor, or a desk may be set on a dais.

╂[< Old French deis < Latin discus quoit, dish < Greek diskos. See etym. of doublets desk (Cf. ↑desk), discus (Cf. ↑discus), dish (Cf. ↑dish), disk. (Cf. ↑disk)]