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, canton, region

countryside (rural area outside of a city)

countryfolk, rural community

clan

village

country, territory

Source: wiktionary.org