单词 | pewdom |
释义 | pewdom|ˈpjuːdəm| [f. as prec. + -dom.] The system or prevalence of pews in churches; the condition or rank of being a pew.
1866Ch. & St. Rev. 24 Aug. 530 Dilapidated chancels, shabby altars, dreary hebdomadal services, and general pewdom and beadledom. 1876Mr. Gray & Neighb. I. 143 The seats..where the aged poor sat, had little doors to them, to make them as much like pews as was possible without giving them the full dignity of pewdom. 1888E. J. Parr in Ch. Times 30 Nov. 1044/2 The crusade against Pewdom. |

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