Defn: Impairment. [Obs.] Wyclif.
PAIS
Pa`is, n. Etym: [OF. puïs, F. pays, country.] (O. E. Law)
Defn: 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.
PAISANO
Pa`i*sa"no, n. Etym: [Sp., of the country, (Zoöl.)
Defn: The chaparral cock.
PAISE
Paise, n. Etym: [Obs.]
Defn: See Poise. Chapman.
PAJAMAS
Pa*ja"mas, n. pl. [Hind. pa-jama, paejama, lit., leg closing.]
Defn: Originally, in India, loose drawers or trousers, such as those worn, tied about the waist, by Mohammedan men and women; by extension, a similar garment adopted among Europeans, Americans, etc., for wear in the dressing room and during sleep; also, a suit consisting of drawers and a loose upper garment for such wear.