makepeace

makepeace
A peacemaker; one who reconciles persons at variance with one another; a composer of strife; an adjuster of differences.

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  • Makepeace — as a surname may refer to: Chris Makepeace (born 1964), Canadian film and television actor George Makepeace Towle (1841–1893) Harry Makepeace (1881–1952), English sportsman John Makepeace (born 1939), British furniture designer and maker John… …   Wikipedia

  • Makepeace — This interesting name derives from the medieval English Mak(en) , to make, plus Pais , peace and was originally given as a nickname to a mediator or one recognised for his skill in ending discord. The surname is first recorded in the early half… …   Surnames reference

  • Makepeace — noun /meɪkpiːs,meɪkpis/ transferred from the surname …   Wiktionary

  • makepeace — n. Peacemaker, reconciler …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • D. E. Makepeace Company — Makepeace, D. E., Company U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

  • William Makepeace Thackeray — (* 18. Juli 1811 in Kalkutta; † 24. Dezember 1863 in London) war ein englischer Schriftsteller und gilt neben Charles Dickens und George Eliot als bedeutendster englischsprachiger Romancier des Viktorianischen Zeitalters …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Dempsey & Makepeace — Dempsey and Makepeace Main title card. Format Action/Adventure Created by Ranald Graham Starring Michael Brand …   Wikipedia

  • Chris Makepeace — Born April 22, 1964 (1964 04 22) (age 47) Montreal, Quebec, Canada Nationality Canadian …   Wikipedia

  • William Makepeace Thackeray — Thackeray redirects here. For other uses, see Thackeray (disambiguation). William Makepeace Thackeray William Makepeace Thackeray Born William Makepeace Thackeray …   Wikipedia

  • Dempsey & Makepeace — Seriendaten Deutscher Titel: Dempsey Makepeace Originaltitel: Dempsey Makepeace Produktionsland: Vereinigtes Königreich Produktionsjahr(e): 1985 1986 Produzent: Tony Wharmby Episoden …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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