paxboardn.
/ˈpaksbɔːd/, U.S. /ˈpæksˌbɔrd/ Christian Church. Now historical.
= pax n.1 1.
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1405 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1865) III. 39 ij crewtes, i paxbrode.
1442 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1855) II. 86 (MED) Unum paxborde deauratum.
1481 in N. H. Nicolas Testamenta Vetusta (1826) 364 A paxe-borde, two cruetts, and a sakering-bell.
1500 Inventory in N. H. Nicolas Testamenta Vetusta (1826) 364 A pax borde off latin, a crucyfyx for a pax borde off coper & gyltt.
1915 A. Plummer Crit. & Exegetical Comm. Second Epist. St. Paul to Corinthians 382 The substitution of a ‘pax-bred’ (pax-board), which was kissed first by the clergy and then passed round to the congregation, is said to have been introduced in England by Archbishop Walter of York in 1250 and to have spread to other Churches.
1991 B. B. Diefendorf Beneath the Cross 32 The ceremonial kissing of the ‘pax board’ as it was passed through the congregation and the distribution of the holy bread were for the laity important rituals of Christian unity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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