Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Sedile

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rich, Anthony (1849). The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary, and Greek lexicon. p. vi. OCLC 894670115. https://archive.org/details/illustratedcompa00rich. 

SEDI'LE. Any seat or thing to sit upon; used in the singular with same general meaning as SEDES; but the plural SEDILIA is commonly used to designate a row of seats, such as were permanently constructed of stone or marble in the theatres, &c. (Plin. Ep. v. 6. Hor. Ep. iv. 15. GRADUS 3), or of wood put up for temporary accommodation in public places, at shows and ceremonies (Suet. Aug. 43.); or on which the rowers sat on board ship. Virg. Aen. v. 837. REMEX.