Sentence:  Bonaparte's first act after providing lucrative positions for his family was to write another letter, couched in language of a most fraternal nature, to the King of England, asking for peace. "Dear Cousin George," he wrote, ". . . let us restore the <WSD>entente cordiale</WSD> and go about our business without any further scrapping." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A friendly relationship, especially one between parties who might otherwise be adversaries or, at least, wary of one another.