Pas

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pas \Pas\, n. [F. See {Pace}.]
     1. A pace; a step, as in a dance. --Chaucer.
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     2. Right of going foremost; precedence. --Arbuthnot.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pas
       n : (ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  PAS
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From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  PASS. In the slave states this word signifies a certificate given by the 
  master or mistress to a slave, in which it is stated that he is permitted to 
  leave his home, with the authority of his master or mistress. The paper on 
  which such certificate is written is also called a pass.