Definition of respite

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Respite (n.) To delay or postpone; to put off.

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Breath :: Breath (n.) Time to breathe; respite; pause.
Respite :: Respite (n.) To relieve by a pause or interval of rest.
Respiteless :: Respiteless (a.) Without respite.
Headlong :: Headlong (a. & adv.) Hastily; without delay or respite.
Reprieve :: Reprieve (n.) Interval of ease or relief; respite.
Respite :: Respite (n.) To delay or postpone; to put off.
Reprieve :: Reprieve (v. t.) To delay the punishment of; to suspend the execution of sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; as, to reprieve a criminal for thirty days..
Respite :: Respite (n.) Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve.
Respite :: Respite (n.) A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.
Respite :: Respite (n.) Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay..
Sabbathless :: Sabbathless (a.) Without Sabbath, or intermission of labor; hence, without respite or rest..
Respite :: Respite (n.) To give or grant a respite to.
Respited :: Respited (imp. & p. p.) of Respit.
Respite :: Respite (n.) The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
Respite :: Respite (n.) To keep back from execution; to reprieve.
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