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Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈpeɪz.li/

Meaning & History

From a Scots surname, originally from the name of a town near Glasgow, maybe ultimately derived from Latin basilica "church". This is also a word (derived from the name of that same town) for a type of pattern commonly found on fabrics.