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Truce

//tɹuːs// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A period of time in which no fighting takes place due to an agreement between the opposed parties.

    "An uneasy truce"

  2. 2
    a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms wordnet
  3. 3
    An agreement between opposed parties in which they pledge to cease fighting for a limited time.

    "He asked for a truce with his school enemy for five days."

Verb
  1. 1
    To come to an agreement to cease fighting. intransitive

    "Only undaunted Henry de Tracey […] held up the cause; trucing at last, in loyal terms, till the king should become more powerful and be able in person to restrain the country."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English trewes, triwes, trues, plural of trewe, triewe, true (“faithfulness, assurance, pact”), from Old English trēowa, singularized plural of trēow, trȳw (“faith; pledge; agreement”), from Proto-West Germanic *treuwu, from Proto-Germanic *trewwō (compare Dutch trouw, German Treue, Danish tro, French trêve [< Germanic]), noun form of *triwwiz (“trusty, faithful”). More at true.

Etymology 2

From Middle English trewes, triwes, trues, plural of trewe, triewe, true (“faithfulness, assurance, pact”), from Old English trēowa, singularized plural of trēow, trȳw (“faith; pledge; agreement”), from Proto-West Germanic *treuwu, from Proto-Germanic *trewwō (compare Dutch trouw, German Treue, Danish tro, French trêve [< Germanic]), noun form of *triwwiz (“trusty, faithful”). More at true.

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