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 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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