paravail
/ˈparəveɪl/adjective
tenant paravail noun a tenant of a tenant, a subtenant; (specifically in English Law from the 16th cent.) the lowest tenant, the person who actually worked or occupied the land. Opposed to paramount noun adverb Now historical.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Stubbs (c1541–1590), religious writer. From Law French paravail lower, inferior from par through, by + aval, à val (adverb and preposition) down.
- Notkerian
- not know from nothing
- not know if one is coming or going
- not know one is born
- not know one's arse from one's elbow
- not know shit
- not know shit from Shinola
- not know someone from a bar of soap
- not know someone from Adam
- not know that
- not know the first thing about
- not know the meaning of the word
- not know what hit one
- not know what to do with oneself
- not know where (or which way) to look
- not know where to put oneself
- not know which way (or where) to turn
- not least
- not let the grass grow under one's feet
- not-life
- not likely!
- not like the look (or sound) of
- not-living
- not long ago
- not-me