What does pas mean?
Pas means (now rare) The right of going foremost; precedence..
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/pɑː/ · noun
(now rare) The right of going foremost; precedence..
‘Nobody of any elegance of manners can exist, where tradesmen, attornies, and mechanics have the pas.’
Even Mrs. Bute Crawley, the Rector's wife, refused to visit her, as she said she would never give the pas to a tradesman's daughter.
The premier pas in life is the most important of all ……
Use pas when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pas means (now rare) The right of going foremost; precedence..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
‘Nobody of any elegance of manners can exist, where tradesmen, attornies, and mechanics have the pas.’
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