n. & v.
--n.
1. Brit. a building at a cricket or other sports ground used for changing, refreshments, etc.
2 a summerhouse or other decorative building in a garden.
3 a tent, esp. a large one with crenellated decorations at a show, fair, etc.
4 a building used for entertainments.
5 a temporary stand at an exhibition.
6 a detached building at a hospital.
7 a usu. highly decorated subdivision of a building.
8 the part of a cut gemstone below the girdle.
--v.tr. enclose in or provide with a pavilion.
Etymology: ME f. OF pavillon f. L papilio -onis butterfly, tent