Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition

Propylaeum

‖

Propˊy-læ′um

,

Noun.

;

pl.

Propylæa

(#)

.

[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] before + [GREEK] a gate.]

(Anc. Classical Arch.)

Any court or vestibule before a building or leading into any inclosure.