Found 2 items, similar to Parvis.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: parvis parvis n : a courtyard or portico in front of a building (especially a cathedral)
English → English (gcide) Definition: Parvis 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]