'Paravail' definitions:

Definition of 'Paravail'

From: GCIDE
  • Paravail \Par`a*vail"\, a. [OF. par aval below; par through (L. per) + aval down; a- (L. ad) + val (L. vallis) a valley. Cf. Paramount.] (Eng. Law) At the bottom; lowest. --Cowell. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: In feudal law, the tenant paravail is the lowest tenant of the fee, or he who is immediate tenant to one who holds over of another. --Wharton. [1913 Webster] Paravant