pagus

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noun

A country district with scattered hamlets.

OriginLatin pāgus ← Proto-Italic *pāgos ← Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- →
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Meanings

nounpagus (plural pagi)

plural pagi

  1. historicalA country district with scattered hamlets.
  2. historicalThe fortified centre of such a district.
  3. historicalAmong the early Teutons, a division of the territory larger than a village, like a wapentake or hundred.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂ǵ-
  2. Proto-Italic*pāgos
  3. Latinpāgus
  4. Englishpagus

Borrowed from Latin pāgus.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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