pas

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French pas.

noun

  1. (now rare) The right of going foremost; precedence.
    ‘Nobody of any elegance of manners can exist, where tradesmen, attornies, and mechanics have the pas.’ 1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 71
  2. A step in a dance.

Etymology 2

* see pa

noun

  1. plural of pa

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