"past" meaning in Middle French

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Noun

Forms: pasts [plural]
Etymology: From Old French past, from Latin pastus (“pasture”). Etymology templates: {{inh|frm|fro|past}} Old French past, {{inh|frm|la|pastus||pasture}} Latin pastus (“pasture”) Head templates: {{head|frm|noun|||plural|pasts||{{{pl2}}}||{{{f}}}||{{{f}}}s|f1accel-form=p|g=m|head=|sort=|var=}} past m (plural pasts), {{frm-noun|m}} past m (plural pasts)
  1. food, meal Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-past-frm-noun-BlGgD89G Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries
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          "english": "Truth is the food of the soul.",
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          "text": "Verité est le past de l'ame.",
          "translation": "Truth is the food of the soul.",
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          "english": "He also says that cabbage, when eaten before a meal, reduces how much one gets drunk.",
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