Obs. rare. Also 5 trieue (for trieve), 6 trefue (for trefve). [a. F. trêve, OF. also trive (12th c. in Godef., Compl.), trieve (c. 1275), also truive, trueve, true; = Pr. treva, treg(u)a, Sp., It. tregua, med.L. tregua, treuga, treugua, Com. Romanic type *treuwa (Darmesteter), from Germanic. In OF. often, in Eng. always, in pl. treves (cf. unes triuwes, Froissart). Ultimately the same word as TRUCE (ME. trewes pl. of trewe), q.v. for its further etymology.] = TRUCE.

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1406.  Rolls Parlt., V. 417. Come for to trete Pees or Trieues.

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1410.  in Proc. Privy Council (1834), I. 325. That ferme pees other longe and goode trieues … may be accordede and stablisshede.

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1523.  (Dec. 18) Sampson & Jerningham, Lett. to Wolsey (MS. Cott. Vesp. C. II. 228: See St. Papers Henry VIII., VI. 211). The Frence men requiryd treves for v or vi monethis…. The Lord Chauncelier enteryd in to the communication off a peace or treves…. Iff the King our mastre might know thEmperour determinid to a peace or treves…. He nevyr wold enclyne or gyue hering to owthir peace or treves.

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1550.  Nicolls, Thucyd., 132 b. The Beotians made trefues for tenne dayes onely. Ibid., 134 b. Wyllynge to compryse the … Corinthyans in the trefues of tenne dayes.

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