Galilee

gal′i-lē, n. ( arch it. ) a porch or chapel at the west end of some abbey churches, in which penitents were placed, and where ecclesiastics met women who had busine with them.— Galilee porch , a galilee which has direct communication with the exterior. [Prob. suggested from Mark, xvi. 7, 'He goeth before you into Galilee .']