paravail Meaning, Definition & Usage

Par`a*vail" adjective

Etymology

OF. par aval below; par through (L. per) + aval down; a- (L. ad) + val (L. vallis) a valley. Cf. Paramount.

Definitions

1. (Eng. Law) At the bottom; lowest. Cowell. ✍ 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.