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respited |
1 definition found 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. ``To respite his day labor with repast.'' --Milton.
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