PACTITIOUS
Pac*ti"tious, a. Etym: [L. pactitius, pacticius.]
Defn: Setted by a pact, or agreement. [R.] Johnson.
PACTOLIAN
Pac*to"li*an, a.
Defn: Pertaining to the Pactolus, a river in ancient Lydia famous for its golden sands.
PACU
Pa"cu, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A South American freah-water fish (Myleies pacu), of the family
Characinidæ. It is highly esteemed as food.
PAD
Pad, n. Etym: [D. pad. sq. root21. See Path.]
1. A footpath; a road. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
2. An easy-paced horse; a padnag. Addison An abbot on an ambling pad. Tennyson.
3. A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; — usually called a footpad. Gay. Byron.