I.gen. PAGEIEI, which prob. is an error for PAGEI, Inscr. Orell. 3793), m. root pak-, pag-, to make fast or firm, whence pango, pax, pagina; Gr. πήγνυμι, πάγος, etc.; prop., a place with fixed boundaries; hence, a district, canton, province (opp. to the city), the country (cf. vicus): “paganalia (feriae sunt eorum) qui sunt aliquoius pagi,” Varr. L. L. 6, § 24; cf. id. ib. § 26 Müll.: Lemonia tribus a pago Lemonio appellata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 15: “pagos et compita circum,” Verg. G. 2, 382: “omissis pagis vicisque,” Tac. A. 1, 56: “MAGISTER PAGI,” a country magistrate, Inscr. Orell. 3793 sq.: “si me toto laudet vicinia pago,” Juv. 14, 154.—Of the districts, cantons, of the Gauls and Germans: “in Galliā ... in omnibus pagis partibusque,” Caes. B. G. 6, 11; 1, 12; 4, 1; 22; 6, 23; 7, 64; Tac. G. 39: “cum Alamannorum pagos aliquos esse reputaret hostiles,” Amm. 18, 2, 1.—
II. Transf.
A. The country people: “festus in pratis vacat otioso Cum bove pagus,” Hor. C. 3, 18, 11: “pagus agat festum,” Ov. F. 1, 669.—
B. Novem Pagi, a city in Belgic Gaul, now Dieuze, Amm. 16, 2, 9 (al. Decem Pagi).
