treague
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin tregua, from Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰 (triggwa, “treaty, covenant”), from Proto-Germanic *trewwō (“fidelity; pledge”). More at true, truce.
Noun
treague (plural treagues)
- (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 […]
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.ii: