'Pais' definitions:
Definition of 'Pais'
From: GCIDE
- Pais \Pa`is\ (p[.a]`[-e]"), n. [OF. pu["i]s, F. pays, country.] (O. E. Law) The country; the people of the neighborhood. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]