Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A Middle English form of peace.
- n. In law, the people from among whom a jury is taken.
- n. In archaeology, a garment worn by the ancient Britons, and perpetuated in the belted plaid. The name is used alike by archæologists for the plaid in one piece and also for the filibeg.
H. S. Cuming, in Jour. Brit. Archæol. Ass., X. 172; Planche, Hist. of Costume, p. 14.
Wiktionary
- n. obsolete, law The country; the people of the neighbourhood.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (O. E. Law) The country; the people of the neighborhood.
Etymologies
- Old French, equivalent to French pays ("country"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Last week's term was estoppel in pais, which is defined as: equitable estoppel:”
“The French have a similar sound in the word pais, and in their e masculine.”
“We looked the use of the word pais in Matthew and Luke and saw how the only way that the Centurion's servant could be a male lover would be if he was a child.”
“There still subsist in some provinces in France, which are called pais d etats, an humble local imitation, or rather mimicry, of the great etats, as in Languedoc, Bretagne, etc.”
Letters to his son on The Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman
“Puerto Rico es nuestro "pais", our country; even Congress has stated Puerto Rico "belongs to, but is not a part of" the United States.”
“1 The term "paedobaptist" derives from the Greek pais, meaning child or infant.”
“En cuanto a las bases estadounidenses en Colombia, disiente en forma absoluta con la postura antinorteamericana que tiene el gobierno de mi pais (Cristina Fernández de Kirschner) y creo que es una decisión soberana de Colombia el permitirlas o no.”
Global Voices in English » Colombia: The Extraordinary UNASUR Meeting in Bariloche
“Sigo considerando que sos absolutamente irrespetuoso hacia mi pais (lo que digas de Cristina Fernández poco me importa y hasta seguro que te doy la razón).”
Global Voices in English » Colombia: The Extraordinary UNASUR Meeting in Bariloche
“Antes, andaba yo orgullosisimo de vivir en el pais de las Miss Universos y de las Miss Mundos, el pais con las mujeres mas lindas del mundo.”
Global Voices in English » Venezuela: Another Miss Universe Crown
“No entiendo cual es el temor de la direccion del pais en cuanto a blogeros, como Yoani Sanchez que describen el panorama cubano con mucha sabiduria, inteligencia y respeto sin ofender a nadie.”
Global Voices in English » Cuba: Blogger Yoani Sánchez Introduces Voces Cubanas
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pabouche, pabulous, pabulum, pacable, pace, pachydermia, pachyglossal, pachymeter, pachynsis, paciferous, pacificate, pactolian and 1766 more...
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