parvis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a courtyard or portico in front of a building (especially a cathedral)

WordNet

Par"vis, Par"vise noun (Also<
  • Parvis
  • Parvise
)
Etymology
F. parvis, fr. LL. paravisus, fr. L. paradisus. See Paradise.
Definitions
  1. a court of entrance to, or an inclosed space before, a church; hence, a church porch; -- sometimes formerly used as place of meeting, as for lawyers. Chaucer.

Webster 1913