English Explanatory Dictionary

paravail

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. At the bottom; lowest (said of feudal tenants).

Word forms

paravail

Etymology

From Old French par aval (“below”), from par (“through”) (Latin per) + aval (“down”), from a- (Latin ad) + val (“a valley”) (Latin vallis). Compare paramount.

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