Pĕr'i-stȳle, n.

n. [Fr. péristyle, It. peristilio, Sp. peristilio, peristilo, Lat. peristylium, Gr. περιστύλον, περίστυλος, from περί, about, and στῦλος, a column.] (Arch.) A range of columns round a building or square, or a building encompassed with a row of columns on the outside. Guilt.