paravail

[ par-uh-veyl, par-uh-veyl ]
/ ˌpær əˈveɪl, ˈpær əˌveɪl /

adjective Old English Law.

being below or inferior to all others; specifically, being a tenant of one who holds land of another who is also a tenant: a tenant paravail.

Origin of paravail

1525–35; < Old French par aval down (of direction, position), equivalent to par through, by (see per-) + aval, a val down < Latin ad vallem literally, to the valley

Words nearby paravail

paratyphoid fever, paraumbilical vein, paraurethral duct, paraurethral gland, paravaginitis, paravail, paravane, paravent, paraventricular nucleus, paravertebral, paravertebral ganglion