Dais

noun

1. A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from.
2. A bench, a settle, a pew.
3. An elevated table in a hall at which important people were seated; a high table.
4. The canopy over an altar, etc.