passus
a section or division of a story, poem, etc.; canto.
Origin of passus
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How to use passus in a sentence
One of the "passus" is just twice the average length, and 30 lines longer than the one which comes next to it in size.
Beowulf | R. W. ChambersQuærens me sedisti lassus,Redemisti crucem passus;Tantus labor non sit cassus.
Gressus is a product of going, but passus, of standing also, if the feet are at the same distance from each other as in walking.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes | Ludwig DderleinThe B-text is much longer, containing 7242 lines, with additional passus following after xi.
Malpas is said to mean "smooth passage," although the word certainly seems to be a corruption of malus passus, a bad passage.
The Cornish Coast (South) | Charles G. Harper
British Dictionary definitions for passus
/ (ˈpæsəs) /
(esp in medieval literature) a division or section of a poem, story, etc
Origin of passus
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