respit
English
Noun
respit (plural respits)
Anagrams
Old French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin respectus, from the verb respecto (“I look back”).
Noun
respit oblique singular, m (oblique plural respiz or respitz, nominative singular respiz or respitz, nominative plural respit)
- rest (physical rest)
- circa 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès:
- Molt volantiers, que ja respiz n'an sera priz
- Willingly, straight away [i.e. without taking rest first]
Synonyms
- congié (in certain cases)