— peristylar , adj.
/per"euh stuyl'/ , n. Archit.
1. a colonnade surrounding a building or an open space.
2. an open space, as a courtyard, surrounded by a colonnade.
[ 1605-15; peristylum perístylon, n. use of neut. of perístylos surrounded with columns, equiv. to peri- PERI- + -stylos -STYLE 2 ]