Pais n. (O. E. Law) The country; the people of the neighborhood. Note: A trial per pais is a trial by the country, that is, by a jury; and matter in pais is matter triable by the country, or jury.
... to make it of pais, but it takes longer, d'ye see, for I've got to pound 'em in a cloth after they're roasted. The crumbs is a'most as good as the pais, an' quicker made whin ... — Fort Desolation - Red Indians and Fur Traders of Rupert's Land • R.M. Ballantyne
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