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pax vobiscum

American  
[pahks woh-bis-koom, paks voh-bis-kuhm, pahks] / ˈpɑks woʊˈbɪs kʊm, ˈpæks voʊˈbɪs kəm, ˈpɑks /
Latin.
  1. peace be with you.


pax vobiscum British  
/ pæks vəʊˈbɪskʊm /
  1. peace be with you

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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And then, as Henry wrung his thin old hand, he muttered with tenderness, "Good-night, and pax vobiscum," while a moisture glistened in his keen black eyes.

From The Man and the Moment by Glyn, Elinor

God protect thee, fair Lancaster— Cherished city, pax vobiscum.

From The Song of Lancaster, Kentucky to the statesmen, soldiers, and citizens of Garrard County. by Potts, Eugenia Dunlap

I turned to the hearth, tossed on the fire the sere old paper, which blazed at once, and then, hearing the words pax vobiscum, I looked round. 

From In the Wrong Paradise by Lang, Andrew

Heichster guchster—honi soit qui mal y pense—donner und blitzen—tempora mutantur—O mia cara and pax vobiscum.

From It Is Never Too Late to Mend by Reade, Charles

Sare a pax vobiscum is there f'r thim that's huddled in th' ol' hack, sthragglin' home in th' dust to th' empty panthry an' th' fireless grate.

From Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen by Dunne, Finley Peter

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