PARVIS

parvis

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

parvis (plural parvises)

An enclosed courtyard in front of a building, especially a cathedral.

A portico surrounding such a space.

The porch of a church, or the room over it.

Source: Wiktionary


Par"vis, Par"vise, n. Etym: [F. parvis, fr. LL. paravisus, fr. L. paradisus. See Paradise.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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