passus ūs (gen plur. rarely passūm, L.), m
1 PAT-,
a step, pace
: nec terras passibus cuiusquam potuisse peragrari:
ferens lassos passūs, O.: sequitur patrem non passibus aequis, V.: passu anili procedere, O.—
A footstep, track, trace
: si sint in litore passūs, O.—
A pace, stride, doublestep
(a measure of length, containing five Roman feet), esp. in the phrase,
mille passuum,
a thousand paces, mile
: milia passuum CCXL, Cs.: milia passuum ducenta.