Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • preposition With the permission of; with deference to. Used to express polite or ironically polite disagreement.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin pāce, ablative of pāx, peace; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word pa·ce.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.