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| page [ payj ] |
noun (plural pag·es) |
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1. boy attendant: a youth acting as an attendant to somebody on a ceremonial occasion, e.g. to a bride at her wedding
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2. boy who runs errands: a youth employed to run errands or carry messages for guests in a hotel or club
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3. errand runner in U.S. Congress: somebody employed as a messenger, guide, and assistant in the U.S. Congress
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4. boy servant in medieval times: a youth who acted as a personal or household servant to somebody, especially a royal or noble person, in medieval times
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5. boy apprenticed to knight: a youth who acted as the personal servant to a knight in medieval times as the first stage of his training to become a knight
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transitive verb (past and past participle paged, present participle pag·ing, 3rd person present singular pag·es) |
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1. summon somebody by name: to summon somebody by calling out his or her name, e.g. over a loudspeaker system
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2. contact somebody on beeper: to try to contact somebody on his or her pager
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3. history act as page to somebody: to serve somebody in the capacity of page
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| [13th century. < French] |
