Pied-à-terre Pied-à-terre A pied-à-terre (; French for "foot on the ground") is a small living unit usually located in a large city some distance away from an individual's primary residence. It may be an apartment or condominium. The term "pied-à-terre" implies usage as a temporary second residence (but not a vacation home), either for part of the year or part of the work week, by a reasonably wealthy person. If the owner's primary residence is nearby, a "pied-à-terre" implies a secondary residence within the city which allows the owner to use their primary residence as a vacation home. Pied-à-terres attracted discussion
Xenosaga: Pied Piper Xenosaga: Pied Piper Xenosaga: Pied Piper is a role-playing video game co-developed by Monolith Soft, Namco Mobile, and Tom Create. The game was published by Namco in 2004 for mobile devices. A spin-off of the "Xenosaga" trilogy and forming part of the "Xeno" metaseries, the storyline follows the human life of cyborg Ziggurat 8—a key character in the "Xenosaga" trilogy—a century before the events of "Xenosaga Episode I". Gameplay follows a similar system to the mainline "Xenosaga" games but adjusted for mobile devices. The storyline of "Pied Piper" was planned from an early stage, and was incorporated as a mobile