Pergula, pergulæ, f. g. pe. cor. Plin. A close or open gallorie in an house, where in olde time men vsed to set ware to sell, to teach, to sup, or to walke. Also the hatches in a ship whereon men do walke. Pergula in vineis. Col. A vine made vpon railes in forme of an hearber.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
pergŭla, ae, f. [pergo; cf. tegula, from tego]. 1.A projection or shed in front of a house, used as a booth, stall, shop; of an exchanger, Plin. 21, 3, 6, 8; of a paintingroom, studio, Plin. 35, 10, 36, 84; Lucil. ap. Lact. 1, 22.—2.A shop, Dig. 5, 1, 19.— 3.A school, a lecture-room: mathematici pergula, Suet. Aug. 94: in pergulā docuit, id. Gram. 18: pergulae magistrales, Vop. Sat. 10 fin.—Transf.: cui cedere debeat omnis Pergula,
the whole school
,
all the scholars
, Juv. 11, 137.—4.A brothel, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 79; Prop. 5, 5, 70.—5.A vine-arbor, Col. 4, 21; 11, 2: umbrosae, Plin. 14, 1, 3, 11.—6.A hut, hovel (opp. aedes): in pergulā natus, Petr. 74; Aus. Ep. 4, 6.