What is the meaning of Pagus?

A country district with scattered hamlets.

The fortified centre of such a district.

Among the early Teutons, a division of the territory larger than a village, like a wapentake or hundred.

conditional of pagi

district, province, region, canton

area outside of a city, countryside; rural community

country or rural people

clan

village

territory

Source: wiktionary.org