Etymology: < Anglo-Norman pes, peas, pees, pais, etc., and Old French pais, pes, pez, Old French, Middle French, French paixtranquillity in relations between two or more individuals (second half of the 10th cent.), state of tranquillity which comes about as a result of fulfilling religious duties (c1050), peaceful relations between fellow citizens (c1100), condition of a nation or state which is not at war (c1100), freedom from anxiety or inner conflict (12th cent.), truce (c1200), peace treaty (1317)
a. Freedom from civil unrest or disorder; public order and security
b. With the: the public order of a state as provided for by law.
2. Freedom from quarrels or dissension between individuals (or, esp. in early use, between an individual and God); a state of friendliness; amity, concord.
Freedom from anxiety, disturbance (emotional, mental, or spiritual), or inner conflict; calm, tranquillity.
b. With of and the name of the organ, faculty, etc., in which such peace is considered to reside; now esp. in peace of mind.
a. Freedom from external disturbance, interference, or perturbation, esp. as a condition of an individual. Freq. in in peace. Also (more emphatically) peace and quiet (also peace and quietness).
5. Absence of noise, movement, or activity; stillness, quiet.
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