PERRON

Etymology

Noun

perron (plural perrons)

(historical) A stone block used as the base of a monument, marker, etc.

(architecture) A platform outside the raised entrance to a church or large building, or the steps leading to such a platform.

Anagrams

• pernor

Source: Wiktionary


Per"ron, n. [F.] (Arch.)

Definition: An out-of-door flight of steps, as in a garden, leading to a terrace or to an upper story; -- usually applied to mediævel or later structures of some architectural pretensions.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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