pax

Meanings

Noun

• A painted, stamped or carved tablet with a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which was kissed by the priest during the Mass ("kiss of peace") and then passed to other officiating clergy and the congregation to be kissed. See also osculatory.
• Friendship; truce.
• The kiss of peace.
• A crucifix, a tablet with the image of Christ on the cross upon it, or a reliquary.
• A passenger; passengers.
• A guest (at an event or function).

Interjection

• A cry for peace or truce in children's games.

Origin

• From Middle English pax, from Latin pax ("peace"). See peace. As school slang, originally used at Winchester College, Hampshire in the United Kingdom.
• Abbreviation of passenger. X is an abbreviation marker as in DX, TX and canx.