Definition of "pais" [pa•is]

• The country; the people of the neighbourhood. (noun)

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• "Last week's term was estoppel in pais, which is defined as: equitable estoppel:"
• "The French have a similar sound in the word pais, and in their e masculine."
• "We looked the use of the word pais in Matthew and Luke and saw how the only way that the Centurion's servant could be a male lover would be if he was a child."