pais (uncountable)
(obsolete, legal, middle english, survives only in phrases "trial per pais" and "matter in pais") The (people of the) country.
• A trial per pais is a trial by the country, i.e. by a jury; and matter in pais is matter triable by the country, or jury.
• AIPs, AISP, APIs, ASPI, IAPs, IASP, IPAs, PIAs, PISA, Pisa, SAPI, sipa
Source: Wiktionary
Pa`is, n. Etym: [OF. puĂŻs, F. pays, country.] (O. E. Law)
Definition: The country; the people of the neighborhood.
Note: A trial per pais is a trial by the country, that is, by a jury; and matter in pais is matter triable by the country, or jury.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
