pair (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. pār, păris, n.2. expr. by bīni, ae, a (where two things of the same kind go together)3. conjŭgium (of male and female4. mărīti, orum (man and wife) • pair (subs.): 1. pār, păris, n.: three or four p.s of friends, tria aut quattuor p. amicorum, Cic. Am. 4, 15: a noble p. of brothers (ironical), p. nobile fratrum, Hor. S. 2, 3, 243: a p. of doves, p. columbarum, Ov. M. 13, 833. 2. expr. by bīni, ae, a (where two things of the same kind go together): a p. of cups, bini scyphi, Cic. Verr. 4, 14, 42: Virg. (N.B.--Only when a single p. is spoken of.) In like manner, gĕmĭni, gĕmelli: a p. of tripods, gemini tripodes, Virg. Aen. 9, 625: cf. Hor. S. 2, 3, 244, pravorum amore gemellum, i. e. a perfect p. in love of vice. 3. conjŭgium (of male and female: rare): they mostly wander in p.s, conjugia ferme vagantur, Plin. 8, 23, 35. 4. mărīti, orum (man and wife): a young p. (newly married couple), novi m., Apul. M. 8, p. 153.