respite : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: respite	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for respite
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
respite n a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort [syn: reprieve, respite] a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" Synonym(s): respite, recess, break, time out an interruption in the intensity or amount of something Synonym(s): suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" Synonym(s): respite, rest, relief, rest period the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment Synonym(s): reprieve, respite v postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution Synonym(s): reprieve, respite
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Respite \Res"pite\ (r?s"p?t), n. [OF. respit, F. r[82]pit, from L. respectus respect, regard, delay, in LL., the deferring of a day. See {Respect}.] 1. A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay. I crave but four day's respite. --Shak. 2. Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay. [bd]Without more respite.[b8] --Chaucer. Some pause and respite only I require. --Denham. 3. (Law) (a) Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve. (b) The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term. Syn: Pause; interval; stop; cessation; delay; postponement; stay; reprieve.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Respite \Res"pite\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Respited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Respiting}.] [OF. respiter, LL. respectare. See {Respite}, n.] To give or grant a respite to. Specifically: (a) To delay or postpone; to put off. (b) To keep back from execution; to reprieve. Forty days longer we do respite you. --Shak. (c) To relieve by a pause or interval of rest. [bd]To respite his day labor with repast.[b8] --Milton.