PAIS

Etymology

Noun

pais (uncountable)

(obsolete, legal, middle english, survives only in phrases "trial per pais" and "matter in pais") The (people of the) country.

Usage notes

• 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.

Anagrams

• 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



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