From Middle English pax and Latin pax (“peace”). Doublet of peace. See peace. As school slang, originally used at Winchester College, Hampshire, in the United Kingdom.
Meanings
(UK, dated, qualifier:school slang) A cry for peace or truce in children's games.
From Middle English pax and Latin pax (“peace”). Doublet of peace. See peace. As school slang, originally used at Winchester College, Hampshire, in the United Kingdom.
Meanings
A painted, stamped or carved tablet with a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which was kissed by the priest during the Mass ("kiss of peace") and then passed to other officiating clergy and the congregation to be kissed. See also osculatory.
Fortune is Bardolphs foe, and frownes on him: for he hath ſtolne a Pax, and hanged muſt a be: […] Exeter hath giuen the doome of death, for Pax of little price. 1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene vi], page 80, column 2:
"I say, Lu! I'm sorry I didn't believe you. I see now you were right all along. Do come out. Make it Pax." 1950, C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe:
The kiss of peace.
A crucifix, a tablet with the image of Christ on the cross upon it, or a reliquary.
Any of several notable periods of peace in human history, particularly owing to unquestionable hegemony on the model of the Pax Romana.
Abbreviation of passenger; -x is an abbreviation marker as in DX, TX, Dx, Rx, etc.
Meanings
(informal, plural-normally) A passenger; passengers.
No info as of now we have a bunch of pax that were at a cyber confrence^([sic]) in Las they were able to jam our WiFi and broadcast their signal 2026 August 14, (n/a) (ACARS air to ground message):
Had a pax think they were having an asthma attack so I called MedLink but once they answered the pax said they were doing better IDK man I just wanna fly airplanes 2026 May 14, (n/a) (ACARS air to ground message):
(broadly, informal, plural-normally, qualifier:hospitality industry) A guest (at an event or function).
(broadly, informal, plural-normally, qualifier:restaurant industry in Malaysia; Singapore and the Philippines; restaurant industry in Malaysia; Singapore and the Philippines) Person (a restaurant guest, when counting).