'Podium' definitions:

Definition of 'podium'

noun

A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it [syn: dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox]

From: GCIDE

Podium \Po"di*um\, n.; pl. Podia. [L., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of ?, ?, foot. See Pew.]
1. (Arch.) A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall. It is especially employed by arch[ae]ologists in two senses: (a) The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheater, from the top of which the seats began. (b) The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers. See Illust. of Column. [1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) The foot. [1913 Webster]