Peace-keeping

Grammar

This term is a noun.

Etimology of Peace-keeping

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also peacekeeping, 1961 in the international sense, from peace + keeping, verbal noun from keep (verb). Earlier “preservation of law and order” (mid-15c.), from verbal phrase keep the peace. Related: Peace-keeper (1570s).