Pavilion

Pavilion - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)

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.

Pavilion - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

PAVILION, n. pavil'yun. [L. papilio, a butterfly, and a pavilion.]

1. A tent; a temporary movable habitation.

2. In architecture, a kind of turret or building, usually insulated and contained under a single roof; sometimes square and sometimes in the form of a dome. Sometimes a pavilion is a projecting part in the front of a building; sometimes it flanks a corner.

3. In military affairs, a tent raised on posts. The word is sometimes used for a flag, colors, ensign or banner.

4. In heraldry, a covering in form of a tent,investing the armories of kings.

5. Among jewelers,the under side and corner of brilliants, lying between the girdle and collet.

PAVIL'ION, v.t. To furnish with tents.

1. To shelter with a tent.