head table

noun

the principal table, as at a banquet or conference, often at the head of a row of tables or raised on a dais, where the presiding officer, chief speaker, guests of honor, etc., are seated.

In hindsight,” Scully said, “I remember that twice he left the head table, apparently to make phone calls—which was unusual.

This was a room whose head table of 45 guests groaned with power.

At the head table, as at the other tables, the winners progress and the losing lady remaining begins play for the next game.

The night came, and I found myself at the head table in the dining saloon working for dear life to keep the thing going.

When either couple at the head table have made ten words, the bell is rung and the guests score and progress as in any other game.

The food at the head table was often tasted first by a servant as a precaution against poison.

The winners progress and change partners, after the bell rings at the head table.

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