Stylobate

Origin

From Latin stylobata, from Ancient Greek στυλοβάτης, from στῦλος (stūlos, "pillar") + βαίνειν ("to go, to walk").

Full definition of stylobate

Noun

1. (Classical Greek architecture) The top step of the crepidoma, i.e. the platform upon which the superstructure of the building is erected.