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Old 20th Dec 2015, 10:21
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PAX is a term commonly used today . . . Pace
'Pax' is the Latin word for 'peace'. Its ablative case is 'pace' (pronounced 'parkay' or 'parchay'), meaning 'by or with peace'. In English the Latin word 'pace' also means 'with respect to'. The likely pronunciation in Roman times (contd p94)
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