PARVIS


Meaning of PARVIS in English

/pahr"vis/ , n.

1. a vacant enclosed area in front of a church.

2. a colonnade or portico in front of a church. Also called paradise .

[ 1350-1400; ME pare ( v ) is paradisus church courtyard, orig. the one before St. Peter's, Rome. See PARADISE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .