peristylar

Variant of peristyle

noun

  1. a row of columns forming an enclosure or supporting a roof
  2. any area or enclosure so formed, as a court

Origin: Fr péristyle < L peristylum < Gr peristylon < peri-, around + stylos, column: see stylite

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