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parvis
par·vis [ prviss ] (plural par·vis·es) or par·vise [ prviss ] (plural par·vis·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
enclosed church area: an enclosed area or portico at the front of a building, especially a church
[14th century. Via French< late Latin paradisus "enclosed space" (see paradise)]
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