Paged

/peɪdʒd/ verb

Definition

Called someone by name over a speaker system (like in a hospital or store), or looked through the pages of a book or document.

Etymology

From Middle English 'page,' originally meaning a young boy serving a knight, then extended to a boy servant who would run messages and call out names. Later it meant the numbered sheets in a book.

Kelly Says

A hospital 'paging' a doctor uses the exact same word as flipping through book pages—both come from servants who would run through hallways calling out names.

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