vail
intransitive verbTo lower (a banner, for example).
intransitive verbTo doff (one’s hat) as a token of respect or submission.
intransitive verbTo descend; lower.
intransitive verbTo doff one’s hat.
See
Profit; gain; produce.
nounAn unlooked-for or casual acquisition; a windfall.
nounMoney given to servants by a visitor; a tip: usually in the plural. Also
Submission; descent; decline.
To let or cast down; let fall; lower; doff, especially in token of submission.