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keep one's peace

Variant of peace

noun

  1. freedom from war or a stopping of war
  2. a treaty or agreement to end war or the threat of war
  3. freedom from public disturbance or disorder; public security; law and order
  4. freedom from disagreement or quarrels; harmony; concord
  5. an undisturbed state of mind; absence of mental conflict; serenity
  6. calm; quiet; tranquillity

intransitive verb

to be or become silent or quiet: obs. except in the imperative

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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