Pronunciation : An"ta
Part of Speech : n.; pl. Ant?.
Etymology : [L.] (Arch.)
Definition : Defn: A species of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base.
Note: Porches, when columns stand between two ant?, are called in Latin in antis.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913