truce : Idioms & Phrases
Index
Flag of truce
-
noun flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce
white flag.
WordNet
(Mil.) , a white flag carried or exhibited by one of the hostile parties, during the flying of which hostilities are suspended.
Webster 1913
Truce of God
- a suspension of arms promulgated by the church, which occasionally took place in the Middle Ages, putting a stop to private hostilities at or within certain periods.
