− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''trewes'', ''trues'' (plural), from [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ''trēowa'', plural of ''trēow''‘[[belief]], [[trust]],’ of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ''trouw'' and German ''Treue'', also to true. | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''trewes'', ''trues'' (plural), from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ''trēowa'', plural of ''trēow''‘[[belief]], [[trust]],’ of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ''trouw'' and German ''Treue'', also to true. |
| *1: an [[agreement]] between [[enemies]] or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain [[time]]: ''the guerrillas called a three-day truce.'' | | *1: an [[agreement]] between [[enemies]] or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain [[time]]: ''the guerrillas called a three-day truce.'' |
− | A '''ceasefire''' (or '''truce''') is a temporary stoppage of a [[war]] in which each side [[agrees]] with the other to [[suspend]] aggressive [[actions]]. Ceasefires may be declared as part of a formal [[treaty]], but they have also been called as part of an informal [[understanding]] between opposing [[forces]]. A ceasefire is usually more [[limited]] than a broader [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armistice armistice], which is a [[formal]] agreement to end fighting. Successful ceasefires may be followed by armistices, and finally by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_treaty peace treaties]. | + | A '''ceasefire''' (or '''truce''') is a temporary stoppage of a [[war]] in which each side [[agrees]] with the other to [[suspend]] aggressive [[actions]]. Ceasefires may be declared as part of a formal [[treaty]], but they have also been called as part of an informal [[understanding]] between opposing [[forces]]. A ceasefire is usually more [[limited]] than a broader [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armistice armistice], which is a [[formal]] agreement to end fighting. Successful ceasefires may be followed by armistices, and finally by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_treaty peace treaties]. |