[truce] n [ME trewes, pl. of trewe agreement, fr. OE treow fidelity; akin to OE treowe faithful--more at true] (13c) 1: a suspension of fighting esp. of considerable duration by agreement of opposing forces: armistice, cease-fire
2: a respite esp. from a disagreeable or painful state or action
[2]truce vb truced ; truc.ing vi (1569): to make a truce ~ vt: to end with a truce