Definition of: pavilion

(pə·vil′yən) noun
1. A movable or open structure for temporary shelter or dwelling; a large tent; summerhouse.
2. A related or connected part of a principal building, especially such a structure appropriated to amusement: the dancing pavilion.
3. A canopy.
4. The external ear.
5. The sloping surface of a brilliant–cut gem between the girdle and the culet.
6. A detached building for patients, as at a hospital.
—v.t.
1. To provide with a pavilion or pavilions.
2. To shelter by a pavilion. [<OF pavilion <L papilio, -onis a butterfly, tent]