See Also: paravail(dictionary)
PARAVAIL(law)
TENANT PARAVAIL, English law(law)

paravail (iou)



paravail postpositive adjective. obsolete exc. Hist. L16.
[Old French par aval down, from Old & mod. French par through, by + aval, a val down (adverb & preposition) from Latin ad vallem to the valley (cf. PARAMOUNT).]
Below others in rank.
tenant paravail a tenant who held from another who was himself a tenant, spec. the lowest tenant, who actually worked or occupied the land etc.