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triforium Definition

tri·fo·rium (-fôr′ē əm)

noun pl. -·ria-ə

a gallery or arcade in the wall above the arches of the nave, choir, or transept of a church

Etymology: ML < L tri-, tri- + foris, door

triforium Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • gallery: A triforium gallery was subsequently added into the presbytery to disguise the difference between the two.
  • passage: The triforium passage in the South transept is essentially matched to the nave clerestorey passage, however.