Pais vs Pains - What's the difference?

pais | pains |


As nouns the difference between pais and pains

is that pais is the (people of the) country while pains is plural of lang=en.

As a verb pains is

third-person singular of pain.

pais

English

Noun

(-)
  • (obsolete, legal) The (people of the) country.

    • Usage notes

    * A trial per pais'' is a trial by the country, i.e. by a jury; and ''matter in pais is matter triable by the country, or jury. (Webster 1913) ----

    pains

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (used in plural) Trouble taken doing something; attention to detail; careful effort.
  • * , chapter=22
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (pain)

    • Derived terms

    * be at pains * take pains

    Anagrams

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