pas

P3A1S1
/pɑː//pɑːz/

noun

The right of going foremost; precedence.

Similar
medicide
OriginFrench pas →
CommonFirst used 18th c.Scrabble 5
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Meanings

pas1

nounpas (plural pas)
  1. archaicThe right of going foremost; precedence.First known use 18th c.

    ‘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
    1 more example

    Even Mrs. Bute Crawley, the Rector's wife, refused to visit her, as she said she would never give the pas to a tradesman's daughter.

    1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 9, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC
  2. A step in a dance.First known use 18th c.

    The premier pas in life is the most important of all ……

    1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 18, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, →OCLC

pas2

noun
  1. pluralplural of pa

Pas3

noun
  1. pluralplural of Pa

PAs4

noun
  1. pluralplural of PA

PAS5

nounPAS (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of parental alienation syndrome.

    Synonyms: medicide

  2. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of physician-assisted suicide.
  3. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of para-aminosalicylic acid, a medication used to treat tuberculosis.
proper noun
  1. MalaysiaabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (“Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party”), an Islamist and conservative political party in Malaysia.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Pakistan Administrative Service.
  3. abbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Partidul Acțiune și Solidaritate (“Party of Action and Solidarity”), a liberal political party in Moldova.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
medicide

Origin

pas · noun

  1. Frenchpas
  2. Frenchpas
  3. Englishpas

Borrowed from French pas.

More words from French

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pas · noun

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Translations

Bulgarian танцова стъпка
  • танцова стъпка (tancova stăpka)step
Chinese Mandarin 舞步
  • 舞步 (wǔbù)step
Finnish askel, tanssiaskel
  • askelstep
  • tanssiaskelstep
French pas
  • passtep
German Schritt
  • Schrittstep
Polish pas
  • passtep
Russian па
  • па (pa)step
Spanish SAP
  • SAPparental alienation syndrome

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

spaaspsap
Cite this entry
APA

pas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pas

MLA

“pas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pas. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pas,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pas.

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