PARAVAIL

a.In feudal law, the tenant paravail, is the lowest tenant holding under a mean or mediate lord, as distinguished from a tenant in capite, who holds immediately of the king.

PARAVAIL

Par `a *vail ", a. Etym: [OF. par aval below; par through (L. per ) +aval down; a- (L. ad ) + val (L. vallis ) a valley. Cf. Paramount. ] (Eng. Law )