pax

Noun (1)

pax

1. A painted, stamped or carved tablet with a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which was kissed by the priest during the Mass ("kiss of peace") and then passed to other officiating clergy and the congregation to be kissed. See also osculatory.
   • Fortune is Bardolphs foe, and frownes on him: for he hath ſtolne a Pax, and hanged muſt a be: […] Exeter hath giuen the doome of death, for Pax of little price.1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
2. (UK, dated, school slang) Friendship; truce.
   • to make pax with someone
   • to be good pax (i.e., good friends)
3. The kiss of peace.
4. A crucifix, a tablet with the image of Christ on the cross upon it, or a reliquary.
5. Any of several notable periods of peace in human history, particularly owing to unquestionable hegemony on the model of the Pax Romana.

Interjection

1. (UK, dated, school slang) A cry for peace or truce in children's games.

   Synonyms:

   fainites, barlafumble

Noun (2)

pax (plural pax)

1. (informal, plural-normally) A passenger; passengers.
   • Had a pax think they were having an asthma attack so I called MedLink but once they answered the pax said they were doing better IDK man I just wanna fly airplanes2026 May, (n/a) (ACARS air to ground message)
   • No info as of now we have a bunch of pax that were at a cyber confrence^([sic]) in Las they were able to jam our WiFi and broadcast their signal2026 August, (n/a) (ACARS air to ground message)
2. (broadly, informal, plural-normally, hospitality industry) A guest (at an event or function).
3. (broadly, informal, plural-normally, restaurant industry in Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines) Person (a restaurant guest, when counting).
   • $30 per pax

Proper noun capitalized: Pax

Pax

1. (Roman) The goddess and personification of peace; one of the Horae, she is a daughter of Jupiter and Themis, and her sisters are Justitia (Justice) and Disciplina / Eunomia (Order of Law); her Greek counterpart is Eirene.
2. A female given name from Latin.
3. A surname from German.

Noun (3) capitalized: PAX

PAX

1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of private automatic exchange.