Pär'vis or Pär'vise, n.

[Fr., It. paraviso, paradiso, L. Lat. paravisus, paradisus, a hall surrounded with porticos in front of the churches, from Lat. paradisus, Gr. παράδεισος, a park. See PARADISE.] A church porch; also, a room over the church porch for a school, &c. [Obs.] Chaucer. Gwill.