English Explanatory Dictionary

high table

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dining table for the use of fellows and their guests at certain traditional and prestigious academic institutions.

Word forms

high table high tables

Etymology

It is usually on a raised platform at the end of the dining hall, hence higher than the other tables.

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