Paeon

·noun A foot of four syllables, one long and three short, admitting of four combinations, according to the place of the long syllable.

Paeon
PAEON(Παιών, Scyl. p. 28), a town of Thrace, mentioned only by Scylax. [T.H.D] ...

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
paeon
paeon, ōnis (paean, ānis, Cic. Or. 64, 215 v. h. v.), m., = παιών, a metrical foot of four syllables...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
paeon
paeōn ōnis, m , παιών, a metrical foot of one long and three short syllables (in any order). ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary