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by a stroke; as, to strike a light. Waving wide her myrtle wand, She strikes a universal peace through sea and land. Milton.

nor of a triumph and the consulship. C. Middleton. The Indians were defeated and sued for peace. Jefferson.

Law), the duty of feudatories to attend the courts of their lords or superiors in time of peace, and in war to follow them and do military service; -- called also suit service. Blackstone. -- Suit broker, one who made a trade of obtaining the suits of petitioners at court. [Obs.] -- Suit court (O. Eng. Law), the court…

e so that there can be no failure of the purpose or object. "Make Cato sure." Addison. "A peace can not fail, provided we make sure of Spain." Sir W. Temple.

Peace; quiet. [Obs.] Bacon.

nders of contending armies, as for burying the dead, making proposal for surrender or for peace, etc. -- Suspension scale, a scale in which the platform hangs suspended from the weighing apparatus instead of resting upon it.

l to by an oath. Now, by Apollo, king, Thou swear'st thy gods in vain. Shak. To swear the peace against one, to make oath that one is under the actual fear of death or bodily harm from the person, in which case the person must find sureties that he will keep the peace.

Destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension. I came not to send peace, but a sword. Matt. x. 34.

on fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty. [Obs.] They do their work in the days of peace . . . and come to pay their symbol in a war or in a plague. Jer. Taylor.

including any kind of action that is directly effective, whether it be a simple strike, a peaceful public demonstration, sabotage, or revolutionary violence. By the general strike and direct action syndicalism aims to establish a social system in which the means and processes of production are in the control of local o…

Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread; dreadful; formidable. Prudent in peace, and terrible in war. Prior. Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for the Lord thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible. Deut. vii. 21.

By that; by that means; in consequence of that. Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace; thereby good shall come unto thee. Job xxii. 21.

To this degree or extent; so far; so; as, thus wise; thus peaceble; thus bold. Shak. Thus far extend, thus far thy bounds. Milton.

A peace officer; an under constable.

To agitate; to make restless. Calm region once, And full of peace, now tossed and turbulent. Milton.

Quiet; calm; undisturbed; peaceful; not agitated; as, the atmosphere is tranquil; the condition of the country is tranquil. A style clear, tranquil, easy to follow. De Quincey.

To render tranquil; to allay when agitated; to compose; to make calm and peaceful; as, to tranquilize a state disturbed by factions or civil commotions; to tranquilize the mind.

To offend against; to vex. [Obs.] Why give you peace to this imperate beast That hath so long transgressed you Beau. & Fl.

To negotiate; to settle; to make terms for. [Obs.] To treat the peace, a hundred senators Shall be commissioned. Dryden.

power of each state; an agreement between two or more independent states; as, a treaty of peace; a treaty of alliance.