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pagus

pagus noun: a country district with scattered hamlets.

Noun

pagus (plural pagi)

  1. (historical) A country district with scattered hamlets.
  2. (historical) The fortified centre of such a district.
  3. (historical) Among the early Teutons, a division of the territory larger than a village, like a wapentake or hundred.

Forms of pagus

pluralpagi

Origin of pagus

Borrowed from Latin pāgus.

Questions about pagus

What does pagus mean?
Pagus means a country district with scattered hamlets.
What part of speech is pagus?
Pagus is a noun.
What is the plural of pagus?
The plural of pagus is pagi.

Words near pagus in the dictionary

  1. pagurian
  2. pagurid
  3. pagurids
  4. paguroid
  5. paguroids
  6. pagus
  7. Pagėgiai
  8. pah
  9. pah chiu cheng
  10. paha
  11. Pahal

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