||A"va (&?;), n. Same as Kava. Johnston.
Av`a*da*vat" (&?;), n. Same as Amadavat.
A*vail" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Availed (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Availing.] [OE. availen, fr. F. &?; (L. ad) + valoir to be worth, fr. L. valere to be strong, to be worth. See Valiant.] 1. To turn to the advantage of; to be of service to; to profit; to benefit; to help; as, artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment.
O, what avails me now that honor high !
Milton.