# pais

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpeɪ/ · frequency rank #50,712

## Definitions
1. The country (ie: the jury); also, the people living in the district from where the jury is taken.

## Etymology
From Old French, equivalent to French pays (“country”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pais