‖n. [ F. See Pace. ] 1. A pace; a step, as in a dance. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Right of going foremost; precedence. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The gemsbok. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ AS. pascha, L. pascha, Gr. &unr_;, fr. Heb. pesach, fr. pāsach to pass over: cf. OF. pasque, F. pâque. Cf. Paschal, Paas, Paque. ] The passover; the feast of Easter. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pasch egg. See Easter egg, under Easter. --
Pasch flower. See Pasque flower, under Pasque. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. paschalis: cf. F. pascal. See Pasch. ] Of or pertaining to the passover, or to Easter; as, a paschal lamb; paschal eggs. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Paschal candle (R. C. Ch.), a large wax candle, blessed and placed on the altar on Holy Saturday, or the day before Easter. --
Paschal flower. See Pasque flower, under Pasque. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The wild or bezoar goat. See Goat. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Prob. of imitative origin, or possibly akin to box to fight with the fists. ] To strike; to crush; to smash; to dash in pieces. [ Obs. ] P. Plowman. “I'll pash him o'er the face.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Scot., the pate. Cf. Pash, v. t. ] 1. The head; the poll. [ R. ] “A rough pash.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A crushing blow. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A heavy fall of rain or snow. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Turk. pāshā, bāshā; cf. Per. bāshā, bādshāh; perh. a corruption of Per. pādishāh. Cf. Bashaw, Padishah, Shah. ] An honorary title given to officers of high rank in Turkey, as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The earlier form was bashaw. [ Written also pacha. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ There are three classes of pashas, whose rank is distinguished by the number of the horsetails borne on their standards, being one, two, or three, a pasha of three tails being the highest. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Written also pachalic. ] [ Turk. ] The jurisdiction of a pasha. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Pasha. [ 1913 Webster ]