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The only bench engineered to make sitting feel like penance.
means Long wooden benches with backs, installed in rows for congregational seating in churches.
from From Old French puie, a raised seat or balcony, rooted in Latin podium, a platform or place of honor — meaning the lowly church bench was once architectural prestige.
Rented seatsFamilies once paid rent for specific pews.
Box pewsEnclosed stalls kept worshippers warm and exclusive.
Status mapsPew position publicly broadcast your social rank.