Paravant

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Paravant \Par"a*vant`\, Paravant \Par"a*vant`\, adv. [OF. par
     avant. See {Par}, and 1st {Avaunt}.]
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     1. In front; publicly. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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     2. Beforehand; first. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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