PARATONNERRE Pa`ra`ton`nerre", n. Etym: [F., fr. parer to parry + tonnerre thunderbolt.]
Defn: A conductor of lightning; a lightning rod.
PARAUNTER
Par*aun"ter, adv. Etym: [Par + aunter.]
Defn: Peradventure. See Paraventure. [Obs.] Chaucer.
PARAUQUE
Pa*rauque", n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A bird (Nyctidromus albicollis) ranging from Texas to South
America. It is allied to the night hawk and goatsucker.
PARAVAIL
Par`a*vail", a. Etym: [OF. par aval below; par through (L. per) +
aval down; a- (L. ad) + val (L. vallis) a valley. Cf. Paramount.]
(Eng. Law)
Defn: At the bottom; lowest. Cowell.
Note: 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; PARAVANT
Par"a*vant`, Par"a*vant`, adv. Etym: [OF. par avant. See Par, and lst
Avaunt.]