treague

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin tregua, from Gothic π„π‚πŒΉπŒ²πŒ²π…πŒ° (triggwa, β€œtreaty, covenant”), from Proto-Germanic *trewwō (β€œfidelity; pledge”). More at true, truce.

Noun

treague (plural treagues)

  1. (obsolete) A truce.
    • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.ii:
      She them besought, during their quiet treague, / Into her lodging to repaire a while […]
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