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paravail
† paraˈvail, adv. (a.) Obs. exc. Hist. Also 6 paraual, 6–7 -availe, 7 peravall(e. [a. OF. par aval down (of direction or position), f. par through, by (often = Eng. be-) + aval, à val, adv. and prep., ‘down’:—L. ad vallem to the valley, as opposed to amont, ad montem to the hill, up.] Down below or ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Lord paramount
Similar terminology was used for the vassals of mesne lords, who were considered "paravail" from ("in the valley"). wikipedia.org
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peravail
peravail var. paravail Obs. Oxford English Dictionary
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Subinfeudation
The lowest tenant of all was the freeholder, or, as he was sometimes termed, tenant paravail. wikipedia.org
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owelty
owelty Law. (ˈəʊəltɪ) Also 6–8 ovelty, 8 ovealty. [a. AF. owelté, earlier oeltet (Oxf. Psalter):—L. æquālitāt-em, f. æquāl-is (OF. ewal, owel, oel, etc.) equal.] Equality. (The AF. adj. owel ‘equal’ (Britton I. 251, II. 79, etc.), does not appear to have come into Eng. use.)1579 Rastell Expos. Terme... Oxford English Dictionary
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Land tenure in England
At the bottom of the feudal pyramid were the tenants who lived on and worked the land (called the tenants in demesne and also the tenant paravail). wikipedia.org
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mesne
mesne, a., n., and adv. (miːn) Also 5 meosne, 5–7 measne, 6 mesn, 7–8 measn. [a. Law F. mesne, altered spelling of AF. meen mean a.] A. adj. 1. Feudalism. a. mesne lord: a lord who holds an estate of a superior lord.1614 Selden Titles Hon. ii. v. §4 [The vavasour] either held of a mesne lord, and no... Oxford English Dictionary
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par
▪ I. par, n.1 (pɑː(r)) [a. L. pār equal, (as n.) that which is equal, equality. Cf. It. pare, Sp., Pg. par, F. pair equal; It., Ger. pari, Pg. paro, par of exchange.] 1. a. Equality of value or standing; an equal footing, a level. Now chiefly in phr. on or upon a par.1662 Petty Taxes 26 A natural pa... Oxford English Dictionary
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tenant
▪ I. tenant, n. (ˈtɛnənt) Forms: α. 4–6 tenaunt, -aunte, -ante, Sc. -ente (4 pl. -auns), 5 ten(e)awnte, -awunt, pl. -aunce, 5–6 tennaunte, 6–7 -ant, -ent(e, 7 -ent, 7–8 tenent, 4– tenant. β. Sc. and n. dial. 4– 6 tenand(e, 5 tennend, 5–6 -and, 6 tenaind. [a. F. tenant n. (12th c. in Godef.), orig. p... Oxford English Dictionary
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