n (obsolete) An agreement or treaty used to settle differences; later especially, an agreement to stop hostilities; a truce. (defdate|14th-19th c.)
n (obsolete) An agreement to pay money in order to clear a liability or obligation; a settling. (defdate|16th-19th c.)
n (legal) an agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.