parvis

Definition of Parvis in English :

1. parvis

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Parvis

noun

a court or portico in front of a building, esp a church

noun

1.

an enclosed court or yard in front of a building, esp. a church

2.

a portico or single line of columns in front of a church

n.

1. An enclosed courtyard or space at the entrance to a building, especially a cathedral, that is sometimes surrounded by porticoes or colonnades.

2. One of the porticoes or colonnades surrounding such a space.