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having the pas of someone

having the pas of someone is the present participle and gerund 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 having the pas of someone

What is having the pas of someone the present participle and gerund of?
Having the pas of someone is the present participle and gerund of have the pas of someone.

Words near having the pas of someone in the dictionary

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

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