white peace

English

Etymology

Calque of French paix blanche.

Noun

white peace (plural white peaces)

  1. A peace agreement after a war, in which the parties do not impose onerous terms on one other.
    • 1925 October 7, “[Editorial Paragraphs]”, in The Nation‎[1], volume cxxi, number 3144, New York, NY, page 369:
      During the [First World] war, […] he [Caillaux] thought and worked alone for a "white peace".
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