trubylyt

A Middle English form of troubly. truccaget, n. An obsolete spelling of truckage1. truce (trös), n. [Early mod. E. also truse, trewse; OF. trues), pl. of trewe, obs. E. true, a truce, pledge of reconciliation: see true, n. Truce is thus ult. a plural of true. Cf. dice, pl. of die, pence, pl. of penny, bodice, pl. of body.] 1. An intermi ion of hostilities; specifically, a temporary ce ation or suspension of hostilities mutually agreed upon by the commanders of two opposing forces, generally for some stipulated period, to admit of negotiation, or for some other purpose. The batell thanne beganne new ayeyn; No trewys was taken ne noo poyntement, Butt strong feightyng and many knyghtez slayn. Generydes (E. E. T. S.), 1. 3006. A temporary suspension of the operations of war at one or more places is called truce or armistice. A truce may be special, referring to operations before a fortre or in a district, or between certain detachments of armies; or general, implying a suspension of hostilities in all places. Woolsey, Introd. to Inter. Law, § 148. 2. Respite; temporary quiet or intermi ion of action, pain, contest, or the like. Take trúce a while with these immoderate mournings. Beau, and Fl., Coxcomb, iv. 4. Let me have truce, vexation, for some minutes. Shirley, Traitor, ii. 1. 31. Reconciliation; peace. Behold the peace full Doue Brings in her beak the Peace-branch, boading weal And truce with God. Sylvester, tr. of Du Bartas's Weeks, ii., The Ark. Flag of truce. See flag2. - Truce of God, a suspension of private feuds which was observed, chiefly in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, in France, Italy, England, etc. The terms of such a truce usually provided that such feuds should cease on all the more important church festivals and fasts, or from Thursday evening to Monday morning, or during the period of Lent, or the like. This practice, introduced by the church during the middle ages to mitigate the evils of private war, fell gradually into disuse as the rulers of the various countries became more powerful.