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]
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Synonyms
- congié (in certain cases)
Descendants
- English: respite (borrowed)
- French: répit