PARVIS


Meaning of PARVIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also par·vise ˈpär-vəs

Etymology: Middle English parvis, from Anglo-French, modification of Late Latin paradisus enclosed park — more at paradise

Date: 14th century

1. : a court or enclosed space before a building (as a church)

2. : a single portico or colonnade before a church

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.