respit

English

Noun

respit (plural respits)

(obsolete) respite

Anagrams

Pitres, Presti, Priest, Sprite, esprit, priest, retips, ripest, sitrep, sprite, stripe, tripes

Old French

Etymology

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

Noun

respit 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)

Descendants

English: respite (borrowed)
French: répit

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