Definition of parvis

competent Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable Petersons.com

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par·vis    (pärvs) KEY  

NOUN:

1. An enclosed courtyard or space at the entrance to a building, especially a cathedral, that is sometimes surrounded by porticoes or colonnades.
2. One of the porticoes or colonnades surrounding such a space.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, alteration of pareis, paradise, from Late Latin paradsus, garden, paradise ; see paradise

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