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English
Noun
respit (plural respits)
- (obsolete) respite
Anagrams
- Pitres, Presti, Priest, Sprite, esprit, pierst, priest, re-tips, retips, ripest, sitrep, sprite, stripe, tripes
Old French
Etymology
From Latin respectus, from the verb respicio (“I look back at”).
Noun
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
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