Pews

The solid wood ones like this (if you can see the picture) are called... guess what? Pews! Synagogue pews. In fact whatever the religion that type of seating is called pews.

Word Origin
C14 pywe, from Old French puye, from Latin podium a balcony, from Greek podion supporting structure, from pous foot

Am I the only one here who dissolved into giggles the first time my mother told me what those benches were really called?