meaning of respite
1. A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.
2. Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay.
3. Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve.
4. The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
5. To give or grant a respite to.
6. To delay or postpone; to put off.
7. To keep back from execution; to reprieve.
8. To relieve by a pause or interval of rest.
9. a pause from doing something as work; "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to
">recuperate"
Related Words
respite | respited | respiteless |
