Atrium
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
The open court in a Roman house.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I. A court before a house; a churchyard
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
/. A court before a house; a churcli-yard.