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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Parvis

· Par·vis · IPA /ˈpɑɹ.vəs/
01 n. A court of entrance to, or an inclosed space before, a church; hence, a church porch; -- sometimes formerly used as place of meeting, as fo…
  1. 1.
    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.