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parvis |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Parvis \Par"vis\, Parvise \Par"vise\, n. [F. parvis, fr LL paravisus fr L. paradisus See {Paradise}.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: parvis n : a courtyard or portico in front of a building (especially a cathedral)
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