pace (subs.) Copy link Outline I. A stepII. A measure of length; five (Roman) feet, passus, ūsIII. Manner of walking; esp. in regard of celerity.1. grădus, ūs2. expr. by passus, ūs • pace (subs.): I. A step: passus, ūs; grădus, ūs: v. step. II. A measure of length; five (Roman) feet, passus, ūs: Plin. 2, 23, 21: Caes.: Cic. Most used in counting miles (millia passuum): v. mile. III. Manner of walking; esp. in regard of celerity. 1. grădus, ūs: at a quiet leisurely p., quieto et placido g., Phaedr. 2, 7, 6: at full p. (quick march), pleno gradu, Liv. 4, 32, ad fin.; citato g. (a degree more rapid), id. 28, 14, ad fin.: at a steady p., presso g., ib.: to mend the p. (march more rapidly), addere g., id. 26, 9, med.: snail's p. (lit. tortoise's), testudinis g., Pl. Aul. 1, 1, 10. 2. expr. by passus, ūs: to roam with leisurely p. along the shore, per litora lentis p. spatiari, Ov. M. 2, 573: at an old woman's p., anili p., ib. 13, 533. Phr.: to keep p. with each other, pariter ire, cf. Virg. Aen. 2, 205: also, pariter excurrere, Cic. Or. 51, 170 (of style keeping p. with subject matter).