pax

(păks)

1. Ecclesiastical
   a. A small flat tablet adorned with a sacred image that worshipers kiss when offered the kiss of peace.
   b. The kiss of peace.
2. Pax A time of wide-ranging stability when there is only a single dominant power. Used with a Latinized name: “Editorials lauding the civilizing influence of Pax Britannica were met with … a crushing disinterest from most of the public” (Nisid Hajari).