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Parvis

Parvis Meaning & Definition
Parvis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Parvis?

[n] a courtyard or portico in front of a building (especially a cathedral)

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See Also | court | courtyard

Parvis In Webster's Dictionary

\Par"vis\, Parvise \Par"vise\, n. [F. parvis, fr. LL. paravisus, fr. L. paradisus. See {Paradise}.] a court of entrance to, or an inclosed space before, a church; hence, a church porch; -- sometimes formerly used as place of meeting, as for lawyers. --Chaucer.

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