English Explanatory Dictionary

truce

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A period of time in which no fighting takes place due to an agreement between the opposed parties.
  2. An agreement between opposed parties in which they pledge to cease fighting for a limited time.
verb
  1. To come to an agreement to cease fighting.

Pronunciation

/tɹuːs/ /tɹus/ en-us-truce.ogg /ˈtɹʉs/

Word forms

truce truces trucing truced

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

armistice ceasefire
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