respit
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
respit (plural respits)
Anagrams[edit]
- Pitres, Presti, Priest, Sprite, esprit, pierst, priest, re-tips, retips, ripest, sitrep, sprite, stripe, tripes
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin respectus, from the verb respicio (“I look back at”).
Noun[edit]
respit oblique singular, m (oblique plural respiz or respitz, nominative singular respiz or respitz, nominative plural respit)
- rest (physical rest)
- c. 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès:
- Molt volantiers, que ja respiz n'an sera priz
- Willingly, straight away [i.e. without taking rest first]
Synonyms[edit]
- congié (in certain cases)