Word.ws English Dictionary

parvis

UK/ˈpɑː.vɪs/US/ˈpɑɹ.vəs/

parvis noun: an enclosed courtyard in front of a building, especially a cathedral.

Noun

parvis (plural parvises)

  1. An enclosed courtyard in front of a building, especially a cathedral.
  2. A portico surrounding such a space.
  3. The porch of a church, or the room over it.

parvis meaning in Urdu

parvis in Urdu

چار دیواری, احاطہ

Forms of parvis

pluralparvises
alternative formparvise
alternative formpervis

Origin of parvis

From Middle English parvys, parvis, borrowed from Old French parvis, parevis, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah. Used since the Middle Ages to describe the court in front of St Peter's in Rome, and later, similar courts in front of other churches. Doublet of paradise.

Questions about parvis

What does parvis mean?
Parvis means an enclosed courtyard in front of a building, especially a cathedral.
What is parvis in Urdu?
Parvis in Urdu is چار دیواری, احاطہ. See Parvis meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is parvis?
Parvis is a noun.
How do you pronounce parvis?
Parvis is pronounced /ˈpɑː.vɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of parvis?
The plural of parvis is parvises.

Words near parvis in the dictionary

  1. parvin
  2. parvins
  3. parvipelvian
  4. parvipelvians
  5. parvipotent
  6. parvis
  7. parviscient
  8. parvise
  9. parvises
  10. parvitude
  11. parvity

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: parvis (page history and authors); parvis (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “parvis.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/parvis. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.