dress circle – So called because it is a circular row of seats at an entertainment, the spectators of which are expected to be in dress clothes. More…
sedile – A seat by the altar for a member of the church clergy. More…
tandem – From Latin, literally “eventually, at length,” and then, metaphorically, “acting conjointly”; in the 1880s, it was transferred from a two-horse carriage to a bicycle with two seats, one behind the other. More…
circus – Latin for “ring,” its first use was for the arena of Roman antiquity, an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent. More…