The story
- Old French · derived fromapaisement
- Middle English · inherited fromappesement
- English todayappeasement
From Middle English appesement, from Old French apaisement.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
appeasement
Today it means: The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace. Full definition →
Middle English appesement ← Old French apaisement