Truce

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɹuːs/
• Rhymes: -uːs

Origin

From Middle English trewes, triwes, trues, plural of trewe, triewe, true ‘faithfulness, assurance, pact’, from Old English trēowa, singularized plural of trēowe, from Proto-Germanic *trewwō (compare Dutch trouw, German Treue, Danish tro), noun form of *triwwiz ("trusty, faithful"). More at true.

Full definition of 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

Synonyms

• armistice
• ceasefire

Anagrams

• cruet
• cuter
• eruct
• recut