Băl'co-ny, n.

noun

(Synop., § 130), n. [It. balcone, Fr., Pr., & Sp. balcon, Pg. balcão, Catalan balcó, L. Lat. balco; It. balco, palco, scaffold, from O. H. Ger. balcho, palcho, N. H. German balken, Eng. balk, beam, Icelandic balkr, beam.] (Arch.) A platform or projection from the external wall of a house or other building, usually resting on brackets or consoles, and having the sides encompassed with a balustrade.

“The accent has shifted from the second to the first syllable within these twenty years.” Smart, 1836.

An ornate balcony with two people standing behind its decorative railing. — Balcony.