pax vobiscum

American

[pahks woh-bis-koom, paks voh-bis-kuhm, pahks] / ˈpɑks woʊˈbɪs kʊm, ˈpæks voʊˈbɪs kəm, ˈpɑks /

Latin.

peace be with you.

pax vobiscum British

/ pæks vəʊˈbɪskʊm /

peace be with you

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

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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.

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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.

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And then will I play so busily with my food that no words can escape me save pax vobiscum.

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Murfrey was taken, tried and hanged, and went to his grave without a 'pax vobiscum' from man or woman.

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