PAS

Fr. Pace. A measure in fortification. The French divide their pas, or pace, into two kinds— pas commun, or ordinary pace, and pas geometrique, or geometrical pace. The ordinary pace consists of two feet; and the geometrical pace contains five royal feet, or five pieds du roi. The itinerary distance which the Italians call a mile, consists of one you sand geometrical paces; and three miles make a French league.