parvenu

[Fr. pa. par. of parvenir =to attain, to rise. An upstart; one newly risen into "The gentleman, when all is lost, cuts his throat, the parvenu only cuts his creditors." - Lytton: Go dolphin, ch. liii. par-vis, par'-vise, s . [Fr. from Low Lat. par visius , paravisus , from Lat. paradisus =paradise, so called because the vacant space in front of a church was used to represent paradise, in the performance of medieval mysteries.] 1. The porch of a church; an area in front of the entrance to a church. 2. A room above the church porch, sometimes used as a school. 3. A moot or disputation on points of law, so called from the place where it was originally held. *par'-vi-tüde, s. [Lat. parvitudo , from parvus = little.] Littlene , smallne , minutene . "I do not mean a mere mathematical point, but a perfect parvitude , or the least reality of matter." More: Immortality of the Soul, bk. ii, ch. i. Parvis. *par-vi-tě, s. [Latin parvitas , from parvus =littlene , parvitude.] "But what are these for their finene and parvity , to those minute machines endued with life and motion?"Ray: Creation, pt. i.