‖ aval
[F., f. phr. à val at the bottom:—L. ad vallem: see avale v.]
An endorsement (lit. a writing ‘at the bottom’) on a commercial document, guaranteeing payment of it.
| 1880 Ld. Blackburn in Law Rep., Appeal V. 772 An indorsement..by what was called an aval..either on the bill itself or a separate paper. |