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par·vis

   [pahr-vis]
noun
1.
a vacant enclosed area in front of a church.
2.
a colonnade or portico in front of a church.
Also called paradise.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French; Old French pare(v)is < Late Latin paradīsus church courtyard, orig. the one before St. Peter's, Rome. See paradise
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parvis or parvise (ˈpɑːvɪs)
 
—n
a court or portico in front of a building, esp a church
 
[C14: via Old French from Late Latin paradīsusparadise]
 
parvise or parvise
 
—n
 
[C14: via Old French from Late Latin paradīsusparadise]

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