para vail
əˈveɪl, ˈpær adjective Old English Law.
being below or inferior to all others; specifically, being a tenant of one who holds land of another who is also a tenant: a tenant paravail.
Origin:
1525–35; < Old French par aval down (of direction, position), equivalent to par through, by (see per-) + aval, a val down < Latin ad vallem literally, to the valley
1525–35; < Old French par aval down (of direction, position), equivalent to par through, by (see per-) + aval, a val down < Latin ad vallem literally, to the valley
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