a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
A (short) cessation of combat; a ceasefire, a truce.
Alternative letter-case form of Armistice (“the armistice agreement signed between the Allies and Germany on 11 November 1918 to end World War I; (by extension) the end of World War I.”)
The armistice agreement signed between the Allies and Germany on 11 November 1918 to end World War I; (by extension) the end of World War I.
From Late Latin armistitium, from Latin arma ("arms, weapons") + sistēre (from sistō ("to halt, stand still"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ("to stand up")) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns). The word is cognate with French armistice, Italian armistizio, Portuguese armistício, Spanish armisticio.