[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

parvis \par"vis\, parvise \par"vise\, n. f. parvis, fr. ll.
   paravisus, fr. l. paradisus. see paradise.
   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. --chaucer.
   1913 webster parvitude
see also:
paradise 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

parvis
     n : a courtyard or portico in front of a building especially a
         cathedral

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