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Makepeace

name
/meɪkpiːs/UK/meɪkpis/US

Etymology

A nickname, from make peace.

  1. derived from *peh₂ḱ-✻
  2. derived from pāx
  3. derived from pais
  4. derived from peis
  5. inherited from pees
  6. compounded as makepeace — “make + peace”

Definitions

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

  3. A peacemaker

    A peacemaker; one who reconciles persons at variance with one another; a composer of strife; an adjuster of differences.

    • To be a make-peace shall become my age / Throw down, my son, the Duke of Norfolk's gage.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for corporal punishment.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA