parvis
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
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- 13
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- 6
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Definition of parvis
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- An enclosed courtyard in front of a building, especially a cathedral.
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noun
- An enclosed courtyard in front of a building, especially a cathedral.
- A portico surrounding such a space.
- The porch of a church, or the room over it.
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Etymology
From Middle English parvys, parvis, borrowed from Old French parvis, parevis, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah. Used since the Middle Ages to describe the court in front of St Peter's in Rome, and later, similar courts in front of other churches. Doublet of paradise.
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