— balconied , adj.
/bal"keuh nee/ , n. , pl. balconies .
1. a balustraded or railed elevated platform projecting from the wall of a building.
2. a gallery in a theater.
[ 1610-20; balcone balcony, floor-length window balc ( h ) o, acc. sing. balcon beam; see BALK); sense extended from the beam over an aperture to the aperture itself ]