Definition of "pas"

pas¹

noun
plural pas
1. (now rare) The right of going foremost; precedence.
  Quotations
  ‘Nobody of any elegance of manners can exist, where tradesmen, attornies, and mechanics have the pas.’
  1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 71
  Even Mrs. Bute Crawley, the Rector's wife, refused to visit her, as she said she would never give the pas to a tradesman's daughter.
  1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 9, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848
2. A step in a dance.
  Quotations
  The premier pas in life is the most important of all ……
  1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 18, in The History of Pendennis. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850

pas²

noun
1. plural of pa