Meaning

2 senses
  1. (rare)A peacemaker; one who reconciles persons at variance with one another; a composer of strife; an adjuster of differences.

  2. (obsolete)A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for corporal punishment.

Origin

From make + peace.

From make + peace.

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Forms

plural: makepeaces

Synonyms

2 synonyms
stick, rod or bundle of twigs:switchB1birch

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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