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vail1 †benefit, profit XV; (arch.) casual profit or emolument XV; pl. gratuities, perquisites XVI. f. †vail vb. avail, profit (XIII) — OF. vail-, tonic stem of valoir be of value — L. valēre be strong, powerful, of value.

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vail

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vail2 (arch.) lower XIV; doff XV. Aphetic of †avail, †avale descend, lower — (O)F. avaler lower, swallow.

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