[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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      originally made square, but are now usually long and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
see also:
foot podium poy slip pew opener 

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Pew+opener - Definition of Pew+opener by Webster Dictionary
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Pew opener - Definition of Pew opener by Webster Dictionary
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Charles Dickens - Dombey and Son Page 35
...After another cold interval, a wheezy little pew-opener afflicted with ... The register signed, and the fees paid, and the pew-opener (whose ... ..
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2003: The Sorcerer
...Constance Partlet, daughter of the church??s pew-opener, is in love ... ALINE (her Daughter, betrothed to Alexis). MRS. PARTLET (a Pew-Opener) ... ..
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...And then the pew-opener had stolen up unobserved, and had taken it so ... And there the little pew-opener had showed her the grave of Anna, ... ..
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