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Answer for the clue "Country: Sp. ", 4 letters:
pais

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Word definitions for pais in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pais \Pa`is\ (p[.a]`[-e]"), n. [OF. pu["i]s, F. pays, country.] (O. E. Law) The country; the people of the neighborhood. Note: A trial per pais is a trial by the country, that is, by a jury; and matter in pais is matter triable by the country, or jury.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context obsolete legal English) The (people of the) country.

Usage examples of pais.

Blue-eyed and foxy-looking behind the dense brown growth of his beard and pais, Pincus in his dark, outdated suits presided over the courtroom in a style bordering on tyrannical.