Paravail
Pronunciation : Par`a*vail"
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [OF. par aval below; par through (L. per) + aval down; a- (L. ad) + val (L. vallis) a valley. Cf. Paramount.] (Eng. Law)
Definition : Defn: At the bottom; lowest. Cowell.
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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913