Makepeace
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Makepeace is a noun meaning (rare) A peacemaker; one who reconciles persons at variance with one another; a composer of strife; an adjuster of differences.
Meaning
(rare) A peacemaker; one who reconciles persons at variance with one another; a composer of strife; an adjuster of differences.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for corporal punishment.
Example Sentences
To be a make-peace shall become my age / Throw down, my son, the Duke of Norfolk's gage.
The civill uſes whereunto the Birch-tree ſerveth are many, as for the puniſhment of Children both at home and at School, for it hath an admirable influence upon them, to quiet them when they are out of Order, and therefore ſome call it Make-peace: The old Roman Magiſirates had it born in bundles before them, as an Enſigne, and Inſtrument of Juſtice to be executed upon petty Offenders.
Word Forms
- makepeaces
- make-peace
Synonyms for makepeace
Depending on context, synonyms include birch, switch.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include peace, peat, halfpenny, pleasance, peacock, peet.
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