perron

Meaning

Noun

  • A stone block used as the base of a monument, marker, etc.
  • A platform outside the raised entrance to a church or large building, or the steps leading to such a platform. US: stoop.

Origin

  • From Middle French pierre, from Anglo-Norman perron.

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