pew 音标拼音: [pj'u]
n . 长凳,座位
vt . 排座位
长凳,座位排座位
pew n 1 :
long bench with backs ;
used in church by the congregation [
synonym : {
pew }, {
church bench }]
Pew \
Pew \,
v .
t .
To furnish with pews . [
R .] --
Ash .
[
1913 Webster ]
Pew \
Pew \ (
p [=
u ]),
n . [
OE .
pewe ,
OF .
puie parapet ,
balustrade ,
balcony ,
fr .
L .
podium an elevated place ,
a jutty ,
balcony ,
a parapet or balcony in the circus ,
where the emperor and other distinguished persons sat ,
Gr .
po `
dion ,
dim .
of poy `
s ,
podo `
s ,
foot ; --
hence the Latin sense of a raised place (
orig .
as a rest or support for the foot ).
See {
Foot },
and cf . {
Podium }, {
Poy }.]
1 .
One of the compartments in a church which are separated by low partitions ,
and have long seats upon which several persons may sit ; --
sometimes called {
slip }.
Pews were originally made square ,
but are now usually long and narrow .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Any structure shaped like a church pew ,
as a stall ,
formerly used by money lenders ,
etc .;
a box in theater ;
a pen ;
a sheepfold . [
Obs .] --
Pepys . --
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Pew opener },
an usher in a church . [
Eng .] --
Dickens .
[
1913 Webster ]
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "
pew ":
amen corner ,
anxious bench ,
anxious seat ,
booth ,
box ,
cavity ,
cell ,
cellule ,
chamber ,
compartment ,
crib ,
crypt ,
enclosed space ,
hold ,
hole ,
hollow ,
manger ,
penitent form ,
sedilia ,
stall ,
vault PEW .
A seat in a church separated from all others ,
with a convenient space to stand therein .
2 .
It is an incorporeal interest in the real property .
And ,
although a man has the exclusive right to it ,
yet ,
it seems ,
he cannot maintain trespass against a person entering it ;
1 T .
R .
430 ;
but case is the proper remedy .
3 B . &
Ald .
361 ;
8 B . &
C .
294 ;
S .
C .
15 Eng .
C .
L .
R .
221 .
3 .
The right to pews is limited and usufructuary ,
and does not interfere with the right of the parish or congregation to pull down and rebuild the church .
4 Ohio R 541 ;
5 Cowen '
s R .
496 ;
17 Mass .
R .
435 ;
1 Pick .
R .
102 ;
3 Pick .
R .
344 ;
6 S . &
R .
508 ;
9 Wheat .
R .
445 ;
9 Cranch ,
R .
52 ;
6 John .
R .
41 ;
4 Johns .
Ch .
R .
596 ;
6 T .
R .
396 .
Vide Pow .
Mortgages ,
Index ,
h .
t .;
2 Bl .
Com .
429 ;
1 Chit .
Pr .
208 ,
210 ;
1 Pow .
Mort .
17 n .
4 .
In Connecticut and Maine ,
and in Massachusetts , (
except in Boston ),
pews are considered real estate :
in Boston they are personal chattels .
In New Hampshire they are personal property .
1 Smith '
s St .
145 .
The precise nature of such property does not appear to be well settled in New York .
15 Wend .
R .
218 ;
16 Wend .
R .
28 ;
5 Cowen '
s R .
494 .
See Rev .
St .
Mass .
413 ;
Conn .
L .
432 ;
10 Mass .
R .
323 17 Mass .
438 ;
7 Pick .
R .
138 ;
4 N .
H .
Rep .
180 ;
4 Ohio R .
515 ;
4 Harr . &
McHen .
279 ;
Harr .
Dig .
Ecclesiastical Law .
Vide Perturbation of seat ;
Best on Pres .
111 ;
Crabb on R .
P .
Sec .
481 to 497 .
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