PARVIS


Meaning of PARVIS in English

[par.vis] also par.vise n [ME parvis, fr. MF, modif. of LL paradisus enclosed park--more at paradise] (14c) 1: a court or enclosed space before a building (as a church)

2: a single portico or colonnade before a church

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