noun
- peace, especially as a period of general stability imposed by a dominant power
Usage: formal; often used in historical contexts
Examples
- The Pax Romana lasted for about 200 years.
- Historians debate whether the Pax Americana will continue.
- The treaty established a pax between the warring nations.
- Under the pax, trade flourished throughout the empire.
- The end of the Cold War brought hopes of a new global pax.