respite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Anglo-Norman and Old French respit (“rest”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
respite (plural respites)
- A brief interval of rest or relief.
- 2013 May 23, Sarah Lyall, "British Leader’s Liberal Turn Sets Off a Rebellion in His Party," New York Times (retrieved 29 May 2013):
- Mr. Cameron had a respite Thursday from the negative chatter swirling around him when he appeared outside 10 Downing Street to denounce the murder a day before of a British soldier on a London street.
- 2013 May 23, Sarah Lyall, "British Leader’s Liberal Turn Sets Off a Rebellion in His Party," New York Times (retrieved 29 May 2013):
- (law) A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.
Translations[edit]
brief interval of rest or relief
reprieve, especially from a sentence of death
Verb[edit]
respite (third-person singular simple present respites, present participle respiting, simple past and past participle respited)
- (transitive) To delay or postpone.
