Par″ve‐nu′ (?), n. [F., prop. p. p. of parvenir to attain to, to succeed, to rise to high station, L. pervenire to come to; per through + venire to come. See Par, prep., and Come.] An upstart; a man newly risen into notice.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.