Paveṇi (feminine) [pa + veṇi; cf. late Sanskrit praveṇi in meanings 1 and 2] 1. a braid of hair, i.e. the hair twisted and unadorned A III 56 2. a mat, cover D I 7 see ajina°). 3. custom, usage, wont, tradition Ja I 89; II 353; V 285; VI 380 (kula-tanti, kula-paveṇi); Dīp XVIII 1; Miln 134 (°upaccheda break of tradition), 190, 226 (+ vaṃsa), 227; Dhp-a I 284 (tanti + p.); Pv-a 131. 4. succession, lineage, breed, race Snp 26 (cf. Pj II 39); Dhp-a I 174. -pālaka guardian of tradition Vism 99 (tanti-dhara, vaṃsanurakkhaka + p.); Dhp-a III 386.