Meanings
plural peace offerings
- An offering or concession made to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace or reconciliation; an olive branch.
After our fox-terrier had killed several of the Stationmaster's chickens and a peace offering had been made by my father in the form of cigars, I found that the way had been made clear for me to visit the junction box, and what a thrill it was.
1948 March and April, 'Aella', “First Steps in a Railway Career”, in Railway Magazine, page 91
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsomething offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Latin plācāmen, plācāmentum
- plācāmenoffering made to an adversary with the aim of obtaining peace or reconciliation
- plācāmentumoffering made to an adversary with the aim of obtaining peace or reconciliation
Māori whakaepa
- whakaepaoffering made to an adversary with the aim of obtaining peace or reconciliation
Cite this entry
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