par·vis (pär v s)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. [Middle English, from Old French, alteration of pareis, paradise, from Late Latin parad  sus, garden, paradise; see paradise.] |
parvis, parvise [ˈpɑːvɪs]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a court or portico in front of a building, esp a church
[via Old French from Late Latin paradīsus paradise]
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