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noun
One of a row of seats in an Ancient Roman amphitheatre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A seat in the chancel of a church near the altar, for the officiating clergyman.
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History
From Latin sedilium.
