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Definition of 'pavilion'

noun

Large and often sumptuous tent [syn: pavilion, marquee]

From: GCIDE

Pavilion \Pa*vil"ion\, n. [F. pavillon, fr. L. pavilio a butterfly, also, a tent, because spread out like a butterfly's wings.]
1. A temporary movable habitation; a large tent; a marquee; esp., a tent raised on posts. "[The] Greeks do pitch their brave pavilions." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
2. (Arch.) A single body or mass of building, contained within simple walls and a single roof, whether insulated, as in the park or garden of a larger edifice, or united with other parts, and forming an angle or central feature of a large pile. [1913 Webster]
3. (Mil.) A flag, colors, ensign, or banner. [1913 Webster]
4. (Her.) Same as Tent (Her.) [1913 Webster]
5. That part of a brilliant which lies between the girdle and collet. See Illust. of Brilliant. [1913 Webster]
6. (Anat.) The auricle of the ear; also, the fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube. [1913 Webster]
7. A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky. [1913 Webster]
The pavilion of heaven is bare. --Shelley. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Pavilion \Pa*vil"ion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pavilioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Pavilioning.] To furnish or cover with, or shelter in, a tent or tents. [1913 Webster]
The field pavilioned with his guardians bright. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Pavilion a tent or tabernacle (2 Sam. 22:12; 1 Kings 20:12-16), or enclosure (Ps. 18:11; 27:5). In Jer. 43:10 it probably denotes the canopy suspended over the judgement-seat of the king.