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had the pas of someone

had the pas of someone is the simple past and past participle of have the pas of someone.

Meaning of have the pas of someone

Verb

have the pas of someone (third-person singular simple present has the pas of someone, present participle having the pas of someone, simple past and past participle had the pas of someone)

  1. (obsolete) To have precedence over someone.
    • You may remember that […] major-generals Kilmanseg and Oberg were made lieutenant-generals, with their commissions ante-dated, lest they should be commanded by an Englishman, whom they had formerly had the pas of […]1758, 18 August, correspondence from Marlborough to William Pitt

Questions about had the pas of someone

What is had the pas of someone the simple past and past participle of?
Had the pas of someone is the simple past and past participle of have the pas of someone.

Words near had the pas of someone in the dictionary

  1. had the hots for
  2. had the last laugh
  3. had the laugh on one's side
  4. had the law of
  5. had the painters in
  6. had the pas of someone
  7. had the pleasure
  8. had the right time
  9. had the sun in one's eyes
  10. had the tiger by the tail
  11. had the wind up

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