3. (Print.) The matter contained within brackets.
4. (Eccl.) A commendatory prayer. Shipley.
Parathetic
(Par`a*thet"ic) a. Of or pertaining to parathesis.
Paratonnerre
(||Pa`ra`ton`nerre") n. [F., fr. parer to parry + tonnerre thunderbolt.] A conductor of
lightning; a lightning rod.
Paraunter
(Par*aun"ter) adv. [Par + aunter.] Peradventure. See Paraventure. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Parauque
(||Pa*rauque") n. (Zoöl.) A bird (Nyctidromus albicollis) ranging from Texas to South America.
It is allied to the night hawk and goatsucker.
Paravail
(Par`a*vail") a. [OF. par aval below; par through (L. per) + aval down; a- (L. ad) + val (L.
vallis) a valley. Cf. Paramount.] (Eng. Law) At the bottom; lowest. Cowell.
In feudal law, the tenant paravail is the lowest tenant of the fee, or he who is immediate tenant to one
who holds over of another. Wharton.
Paravant
(Par"a*vant` Par"a*vant`) adv. [OF. par avant. See Par, and lst Avaunt.]
1. In front; publicly. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. Beforehand; first. [Obs.] Spenser.
Paraventure
(Par`a*ven"ture) adv. [Par + aventure.] Peradventure; perchance. [Obs.] Chaucer.
