in antis

[an-tis]

in antis

[an-tis]
adjective Architecture.
1.
noting or pertaining to a classical temple in which the antae extend to form the sides of a recessed portico, which has a row of columns.
2.
noting or pertaining to the row of columns or the portico in such a building.
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In antis is always a great word to know.
So is base. Does it mean:
having the form of an ogee or double curve, such as a bar of tracery
the distinctively treated lowermost portion of any construction such as a monument or exterior wall
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