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Webster 1913 Edition

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(pȧˊē̍′)

Noun.

[OF.

puïs

, F.

pays

, country.]

(O. E. Law)

The country; the people of the neighborhood.

☞ 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.

See also: pais, país, páis, paîs, Páis, and παῖς

païs m ‎(oblique plural païs, nominative singular païs, nominative plural païs)

Diaereses are used by some, but not all scholars, to show that two or more vowels do not constitute a diphthong or triphthong. See Appendix:Old French spellings for more information.