répit

See also: repit

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French respit, inherited from Latin respectus. Doublet of respect.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁe.pi/

Noun

répit m (plural répits)

1. respite, relief (brief interval of rest or relief)

Further reading

• “répit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• périt, pérît, pétri