respit

English

Noun

respit (plural respits)

(obsolete) respite

Anagrams

Pitres, Presti, Priest, Sprite, esprit, pierst, priest, re-tips, retips, ripest, sitrep, sprite, stripe, tripes

Old French

Etymology

From Latin respectus, from the verb respicio (“I look back at”).

Noun

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

congié (in certain cases)

Descendants

→ English: respite
French: répit

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