TRIFORIUM

Etymology

Noun

triforium (plural triforia or triforiums)

(architecture) The gallery of arches above the side-aisle vaulting in the nave of a church.

Source: Wiktionary


Tri*fo"ri*um, n. Etym: [LL., fr. L. tri- (see Tri-) + foris, pl. fores, a door.] (Arch.)

Definition: The gallery or open space between the vaulting and the roof of the aisles of a church, often forming a rich arcade in the interior of the church, above the nave arches and below the clearstory windows.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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