truce

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

To come to an agreement to cease fighting.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɹuːs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: trewes

Inherited from Old English: trēowa

Cognate with Dutch: trouw

Cognate with German: Treue

Cognate with Danish: tro

Cognate with French: trêve

In summary

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

cease-fire

ceasefire

amity

friendship

peace

☮️

respite

lull

pause

recess

repose

rest

stoppage

cease fire

armistece

temporary peace

suspension of arms

break

breathing-space

cessation

interlude

intermission

interval