respit

English edit

Noun edit

respit (plural respits)

(obsolete) respite

Anagrams edit

Pitres, Presti, Priest, Sprite, esprit, pierst, priest, re-tips, retips, ripest, sitrep, sprite, stripe, tripes

Old French edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

respit oblique singular, m (oblique plural respiz or respitz, nominative singular respiz or respitz, nominative plural respit)

rest (physical rest)
- c. 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès:
  Molt volantiers, que ja respiz n'an sera priz
  Willingly, straight away [i.e. without taking rest first]

Synonyms edit

congié (in certain cases)

Descendants edit

French: répit
→ English: respite