Truce Definition

tro͝os

truces

noun

truces

A temporary cessation of warfare by agreement between the belligerents; armistice; cease-fire.

Webster's New World

A respite from a disagreeable state of affairs.

American Heritage

Any pause in or respite from quarreling, conflict, trouble, etc.

Webster's New World

A period of time in which no fighting takes place due to an agreement between the opposed parties.

Wiktionary

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verb

To end or be ended with a truce.

American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Truce

Singular:

truce

Plural:

truces

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

From Wiktionary
Middle English trewes pl. of trewe treaty, pledge from Old English trēow deru- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition