peacefulness

[Eng. peaceful; -ne .] The quality or state of being peaceful; peace, peaceablene , quietne , tranquillity, calm. pēaçe'-le , *pease-le e, a. [Eng. peace; -le .] Without peace or quiet; disturbed. "Affright Our peacele souls." -Sandys: Christ's Pa ion. pēaçe-māk-er, s . [ Eng.peace , and maker .] One who makes peace between those at variance; one who reconciles differences. "Ble ed are the peacemakers ; for they shall be called the children of God."- Matthew , v. 9. peach (1), *pec he, *pes he, *peske, s . [O. Fr. pesche (Fr. pêche ), from Lat. Persicum , so called because growing on the Persicus, or peach-tree: lit. Sp. persigo , prisco ; Port. pêsego .] peace-officer, s. A civil officer whose duty it is to prevent breaches of the public peace, as a police-Persian. Low Lat. pesca ; Ital. persica , pesca : man or sheriff. IMG:content-0775.png:[blocks in formation] pea-stone, s. [PISOLITE.] pea-tree, s. Bot.: The genus Sesbania.