makepeace
/meɪkpis/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname transferred from the nickname.
name
A male given name transferred from the surname.
noun
A peacemaker; one who reconciles persons at variance with one another; a composer of strife; an adjuster of differences.
Example Sentences
- "To be a make-peace shall become my age / Throw down, my son, the Duke of Norfolk's gage."
- "The civill uſes whereunto the Birch-tree ſerveth are many, as for the puniſhment of Children both at home and at School, for it hath an admirable influence upon them, to quiet them when they are out of Order, and therefore ſome call it Make-peace: The old Roman Magiſirates had it born in bundles before them, as an Enſigne, and Inſtrument of Juſtice to be executed upon petty Offenders."
Etymology
A nickname, from make peace.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /meɪkpis/
- British English: /meɪkpiːs/