Definition of pavilion

• n. - A temporary movable habitation; a large tent; a marquee; esp., a tent raised on posts.
• n. - 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.
• n. - A flag, colors, ensign, or banner.
• n. - Same as Tent (Her.)
• n. - That part of a brilliant which lies between the girdle and collet. See Illust. of Brilliant.
• n. - The auricle of the ear; also, the fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube.
• n. - A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky.
• v. t. - To furnish or cover with, or shelter in, a tent or tents.