English Explanatory Dictionary

Makepeace

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
noun
  1. A peacemaker; one who reconciles persons at variance with one another; a composer of strife; an adjuster of differences.
  2. A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for corporal punishment.

Pronunciation

/meɪkpiːs/ /meɪkpis/

Word forms

Makepeace makepeaces make-peace

Etymology

A nickname, from make peace.

Synonyms

birch switch
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