brandy pawnee
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Brandy and water. Pax (paks) (Lat, peace). The "kiss of peace," which is given at High Mass. It is omitted on Maundy Thursday.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “brandy pawnee” mean?
Brandy and water. Pax (paks) (Lat, peace). The "kiss of peace," which is given at High Mass. It is omitted on Maundy Thursday.
Is “brandy pawnee” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.