Parvis

[pɑ:vis]

(noun.) a courtyard or portico in front of a building (especially a cathedral).

Editor: Maris--From WordNet

(n.) Alt. of Parvise

Edited by Beverly

n. a porch or an enclosed space before a church: a room over a church porch used as a store or schoolroom or as an ecclesiastic's chamber.

Edited by Angelina