family pewn.

Brit.

/ˌfam(ᵻ)lɪ ˈpjuː/,

/ˌfaml̩ɪ ˈpjuː/, U.S.

/ˌfæm(ə)li ˈpju/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: family n., pew n.¹

Etymology: < family n. + pew n.¹

Now historical.

A pew in a church, chapel, etc., permanently reserved for the use of a particular (usually upper-class) family. Often a quadrangular enclosure or compartment (see pew n.¹ 1a); sometimes a long bench (see pew n.¹ 1b).

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society > faith > artefacts > furniture > seat > pew > [noun] > private

pulpitc1390

closetc1400

pewc1400

family pew1747

pew bench1850

parlour pew1896

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xxx. 190 He turn'd round in the pew where he sat, to our family-pew.

1860 C. Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in All Year Round 5 May 86/1 I open the door of a family pew, and shut myself in.

1894 Mrs. H. Ward Marcella I. i. iii. 51 In front of her was the Boyces' family pew, carved and becushioned, but behind it stretched bench after bench of plain and humble oak.

1912 Homiletic Rev. July 47/2 Formerly parents and children went to one church, and had a family pew; to-day they may go to half a dozen different churches, or to none at all.

1972 J. Newman & N. Pevsner Dorset 116 Under the tower is the family pew with a fireplace. But the church is interesting not as a building but as a museum.

2000 N. Yates Buildings, Faith, & Worship (rev. ed.) p. xxxi The altar space is flanked on each side by a large square family pew.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	family pew
释义	family pewn. Brit. /ˌfam(ᵻ)lɪ ˈpjuː/, /ˌfaml̩ɪ ˈpjuː/, U.S. /ˌfæm(ə)li ˈpju/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: family n., pew n.¹ Etymology: < family n. + pew n.¹ Now historical. A pew in a church, chapel, etc., permanently reserved for the use of a particular (usually upper-class) family. Often a quadrangular enclosure or compartment (see pew n.¹ 1a); sometimes a long bench (see pew n.¹ 1b). ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > furniture > seat > pew > [noun] > private pulpitc1390 closetc1400 pewc1400 family pew1747 pew bench1850 parlour pew1896 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xxx. 190 He turn'd round in the pew where he sat, to our family-pew. 1860 C. Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in All Year Round 5 May 86/1 I open the door of a family pew, and shut myself in. 1894 Mrs. H. Ward Marcella I. i. iii. 51 In front of her was the Boyces' family pew, carved and becushioned, but behind it stretched bench after bench of plain and humble oak. 1912 Homiletic Rev. July 47/2 Formerly parents and children went to one church, and had a family pew; to-day they may go to half a dozen different churches, or to none at all. 1972 J. Newman & N. Pevsner Dorset 116 Under the tower is the family pew with a fireplace. But the church is interesting not as a building but as a museum. 2000 N. Yates Buildings, Faith, & Worship (rev. ed.) p. xxxi The altar space is flanked on each side by a large square family pew. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1747
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