pari passu

[ pah-ree pahs-soo; English pair-ahy pas-oo, pair-ee ]

adverb,Latin.
  1. with equal pace or progress; side by side.

  2. without partiality; equably; fairly.

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How to use pari passu in a sentence

  • The spread of superstition has gone pari passu with the spread of education, and a revolt against the Mikado is now unthinkable.

    The Problem of China | Bertrand Russell

British Dictionary definitions for pari passu

pari passu

/ Latin (ˌpærɪ ˈpæsuː, ˈpɑːrɪ) /


adverb
  1. usually law with equal speed or progress; equably: often used to refer to the right of creditors to receive assets from the same source without one taking precedence

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