Peristyle Definition
pĕrĭ-stīl
noun
A row of columns forming an enclosure or supporting a roof.
Webster's New World
A series of columns surrounding a building or enclosing a court.
American Heritage
Any area or enclosure so formed, as a court.
Webster's New World
A courtyard; the space surrounded by a colonnade.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Peristyle
Noun
Singular:
peristyle
Plural:
peristylesOrigin of Peristyle
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From French péristyle, from Classical Latin peristȳlum, peristȳlium, from Ancient Greek περιστύλιον (peristÅ«lion), περίστυλον (peristulon), noun use of the neuter form of περίστυλος (peristulos, “surrounded by columns"), from περί (peri) + στῦλος (stÅ«los, “pillar").
From Wiktionary
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French péristyle from Latin peristȳlum from Greek peristūlon from neuter of peristūlos surrounded by columns peri- peri- stūlos pillar stā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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