pagus
English
noun
Definitions
- (historical) A country district with scattered hamlets.
- (historical) The fortified centre of such a district.
- (historical) Among the early Teutons, a division of the territory larger than a village, like a wapentake or hundred.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pāgus (district, village, country, countryside, province).
Origin
Latin
pāgus
Gloss
district, village, country, countryside, province
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
村