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respiten. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French respit. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman respiit, respite, Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French respit (Middle French, French répit ) delay, extension of time, also proverb, saying, moral story (12th cent.) < classical Latin respectus respect n. Compare post-classical Latin respitium adjournment (from late 12th cent. in British sources). In branch II. by association either with respect n. (although first attested slightly earlier) or with its etymon Middle French respect. Compare respite v.Anglo-Norman and Old French respit shows an etymological doublet of the slightly later learned form respect respect n. Compare also Old Occitan respeit , respit (12th cent.), and also ( < French) Middle Dutch respijt , Middle Low German respīt . Forms with both a long and a short vowel in the second syllable evidently existed from an early date in English, although many of the early spellings are ambiguous. The β. forms probably show reverse spellings, as also in e.g. delight n. With to put in respite at Phrases 1 compare Anglo-Norman mettre en respit (13th cent.). I. Senses relating to delay, postponement, or reprieve. 1. the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun] > asked for or granted c1300 St. Laurence (Laud) 75 in C. Horstmann (1887) 342 He ȝaf him respite of þreo dawes þat tresor forth to bringue. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer (Hengwrt) (2003) §104 Iob preyde respit awhile to biwepe and wayle his trespas. 1474 J. Paston in (2004) I. 477 I assayed hym iff he wolde..gyvyn me a xij monyth lenger respyght, whyche he grauntyd to do. a1513 R. Fabyan (1516) II. f. cxiiii To assygne certayne Indyfferent persones to agre the sayd Erles, and they to haue halfe a yere of respyte for to Quyet ye matyer. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane f. cxijv The Prince called them before hym, geuing them two monethes respite to deliberate. 1591 E. Spenser Prosopopoia in 326 The Foxe then counsel'd th' Ape for to require Respite till morrow t' answere his desire. 1622 G. de Malynes 94 Vpon proofe made, that he did will another to craue the said respite of time for the paiment. 1676 J. Dryden v. 75 Give me some respite, I'll discharge the debt. 1770 ‘Junius’ (1772) II. xxxvi. 57 If I had followed the dictates of my own opinion, I never should have allowed you the respite of a moment. 1856 J. A. Froude (1858) I. iv. 288 The authorities of the church..were now allowed a respite of two years. 1896 19 667/1 Hart contracted a voluntary respite with a majority of his creditors. 1902 J. Gairdner xvii. 352 Dr. Crome, who desired two months' respite to consider his submission, was allowed one month. 1968 C. E. Rosenberg (1976) viii. 198 Scoville requested a respite till Saturday so that the defense might prepare its arguments. 2005 M. Morris iv. 132 After the English exchequer had done its sums in 1282, the king granted several respites to the earl. the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun] a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) vii. 3828 (MED) The god bad make no respit, That he [sc. Saul] ne scholde him [sc. Agag] slen anon. a1450 (Pierpont Morgan) (1865) l. 3147 Therfor send him hir without respit, Thou shalt it finde for thi profit. a1475 (Lansd.) (Ph.D. diss., Univ. of Washington) (1965) l. 6961 (MED) If þou þinke to do good dede, Hastifly þerto þou þe spede, For good dede shal haue no respite. 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre (1913) 56 [I] wolde that I were there..with oute ony respyte. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour (St. John's Cambr.) viii. 344 Quhen thai of the reirward saw Thair vawarde be discomfit, Thai flede vithouten mair respit. 1568 in W. T. Ritchie (1930) IV. f. 256 v Tit but respyte I clene þe quyte for now and evir mair. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) iv. i. 170 Our Selfe, my Lord Protector, and the rest, After some respit, will returne to Calice. society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [noun] > reprieve or delay in carrying out a1475 ( S. Scrope tr. (Bodl. 943) (1999) 74 He myght not reuoke þe scentence; bot he yaue him the lengist terme & respit that he myght. 1619 T. Taylor i. 2 The sentence of death, without respite or further forme of law passeth vpon them. 1660 G. Mackenzie 267 Their quarter was no pardon, but a respit from death; not a preserving them from the sword, but a reserving them for the block. 1722 D. Defoe 385 A poor nak'd Convict, order'd to be Trasported in respite from the Gallows. 1777 J. Boswell Let. 23 June in (1791) II. 120 I obtained..an account of the disposition of the court towards him, with a declaration that there was no hope even of a respite. 1785 W. Cowper ii. 67 But grant her end More distant, and that prophecy demands A longer respite. 1861 R. C. Trench 11 There was for them no repeal of the sentence of death, but a respite only. 1869 R. Browning IV. xi. 113 Much respite did I grant! Why grant me respite who deserve my doom? 1879 J. A. Froude xiii. 180 The annihilation of those hordes had given Rome a passing respite. 1919 17 404 The Governor asked and obtained a respite from execution from Judge Doty. 1950 3 Nov. 3/3 Claude Milford Harris..was granted a respite in order that the last-minute confession of his brother..might be considered. 2005 (Nexis) 23 Jan. a9 The respite allowed time for a private investigator and some journalism students to prove Porter innocent. 2. the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] > (a) respite c1330 (Auch.) (1933) 26 Ac of sende þi sone þerfore And ȝif him respite of his bale. c1400 (?c1380) 644 To dyȝe..And syþen wende to helle hete, Þerinne to won wythoute respyt. a1450 (Pierpont Morgan) (1865) 5343 (MED) Litle respite at mych nede Falleth som tyme wele to spede. 1480 (Caxton) (1964) 28 He sayde to me, That it shall be respyte Bitwene the englisshmen And the scottes. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil (1960) xi. iii. 13 (heading) Quhou Eneas onto the Latynys gave Twelf days of respyt the ded corpsis to grave. 1570 T. Tusser (new ed.) f. 26 Some respite to husbands the weather doth send. 1641 J. Jackson i. 22 The short respite the Church had between the second and third Persecution. 1677 Ld. Danby in (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 523 Our master will take the two months' respite of arms..as an act of pure kindness to himself. 1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti I. 49/2 When you think it time for a respite, cover the top of the Wall over with Straw. 1790 E. Burke 105 The king and queen..lay down..to indulge nature in a few hours of respite, and troubled melancholy repose. View more context for this quotation 1856 R. W. Emerson xiii. 217 The clergy obtained respite from labor for the boor on the Sabbath. 1873 W. Mathews xvi. 285 When shall we learn..that frequent respites from toil are the very safety-valves of professional men? 1928 A. Huxley xxxv. 575 After nearly a week's respite there was a sudden recurrence of the pain. 1976 23 Mar. 8/3 Shells and bullets exploded without respite over the heart of the city. 1997 P. C. Doherty (1998) vi. 88 They worked on with a brief respite for lunch. 1964 28 Feb. 11/3 A ‘respite’ program, in which the county would care temporarily for mentally retarded children to ease the strain on their parents. 1966 P. Cohen in I. Philips & M. A. Esser xiii. 217 Each community should provide a valuable service known as ‘respite’. When the parent cannot take care of the affected child because of his own illness..local residential facilities should be available for varying lengths of time. 1988 (Nexis) 23 Sept. Julia Farr Centre, which provides services in long-term care, assessment, respite, and rehabilitation and convalescence. 1998 30 Apr. 33/3 Around 40 per cent had not heard of the service, and the remainder had rejected it for reasons such as the lack of in-home respite or its expense. 2000 May 47/2 (advt.) Registered accommodation, combining respite and rehabilitation with..community based, integrated day activities. society > leisure > [noun] > for doing something the world > action or operation > advantage > an opportunity > [noun] > opportunity 1443 in H. Nicolas (1835) V. 300 Þe bokes languing to myn office may [not] be maad nor engrosed with oute good leaser... Graunte me respite and leyser..to make and engrose þe said bokes. 1509 A. Barclay (Pynson) f. cclxv The payne were longe, and great sholde be the charge And to the same I haue to small respyte. 1574 A. Gilby tr. sig. Eiv We fell vpon the men of Iobell.., so as we gaue them no respit to returne againe vpon vs. 1611 1 Macc. xii. 25 Hee..met them in the land of Amathis: for he gaue them no respite to enter his countrey. View more context for this quotation a1677 T. Manton (1693) ii. 904 Esteem it an honour, if we may get a little leave and respite to do any piece of service to God, while we are upon our Journey. 1983 E. Figes viii. 67 Something inside her had been waiting..years to ask, without finding the proper respite: who are you? society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [noun] > deduction from pay > from soldier's pay 1663 in (1908) App. I. II. §539b [Removal] of respite [placed on pay for absence on leave]. 1664 in (1895) App. VII. I. ix. 311 May it please your excellency to give order to the muster master general to take off the absents of respits put upon him at the last muster of the said troop. 1702 in J. Redington (1874) 6 My Lord cannot advise the taking off these respits. 1772 T. Simes 270 (heading) Abstract of the Respites of each Company. 1837 J. Connell I. 681 Those whose business it was, to see that proper steps were taken in order that the respite might be regularly removed from my pay, would not efficiently act. 1958 L. McCardell ii. 24 A £48 respite on his pay in that rank later became the subject of a petition. 1985 A. J. Guy iii. 75 Respites were also slapped on the pay of officers away recruiting in Britain. the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun] > asked for or granted > until the coming of a certain date 1667 J. Milton xi. 272 Where I had hope to spend, Quiet though sad, the respit of that day That must be mortal to us both. View more context for this quotation society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] > released > by reprieve or respite 1770 14 Feb. 14/2 Some of whom..are found to be respites from death, not under confinement only for transportation, but full with sanguine hopes of a free pardon. 1775 169 The following capital respites in Newgate have received his majesty's mercy on condition of transportation. 1802 P. G. King Let. 30 Oct. in (1896) IV. 867 I have granted conditional emancipations, and one free pardon, to the respites left by Gov'r Hunter. 1865 J. Blackhouse in (1905) ix. 161 The many Capital Respites I became acquainted with in the Penal Colonies, were, with few exceptions, retained in Penal Servitude. †II. Senses relating to respect or regard. the world > relative properties > relationship > [noun] > relation to something or reference the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > [noun] the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] a1382 (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Psalms lxxii. 4 For ther is not respit [a1425 L.V. biholdyng; L. respectus] to the deth of hem. a1382 (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. 34.14 In respit of him [L. in respectu illius] it shal be blessid. a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer (Pierpont Morgan) (1882) v. l. 137 Not I not whi, but out of more respit, Myn herte hath for to amenden it gret delit. ?a1475 Lessons of Dirige (Douce) 339 in J. Kail (1904) 132 (MED) Mennes dayes ben shorte..in respyte of tyme euermare They beth nothyng equipolent. Phrasesthe world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > delay [verb (transitive)] 1428 in J. Raine (1890) 8 (MED) Yat mater was putt in respite to that tyme. a1470 T. Malory (Winch. Coll.) 1174 I wolde counceyle you nat to be over hasty, but that ye wolde put hit in respite, thys jougemente of my lady the quene. a1500 (a1450) (Trin. Cambr.) l. 871 (MED) I rede putte suche thougthes in respite. a1513 R. Fabyan (1516) I. f. xxix/1 The kynge hath commaundyd the fyne to be put in respyte. 1648 W. Prynne 333 And because that our Lord the King is not yet informed of the manner of this Judgement, the execution thereof shall be put in respite. 1733 D. Reading I. 324 The Scire Facias is put in Respite. 1768 W. Blackstone III. App. ii. p. x The process therein..is put between them in respite..untill the day of Easter in fifteen days. 1875 W. Stubbs II. xiv. 21 The articles that concerned the debts of the Jews, the right of entering and leaving the kingdom..were likewise put in respite until fuller counsel could be had. 1941 23 168 Sometimes the matter contained in the bill was put in respite until the council came to a particular locality. P2. the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun] > asked for or granted > respite of homage 1450 J. Fastolf in (2005) III. 81 Item, for the homage cleymed of the maner of Heynforth, what I have payed for the respyte of the same &c.] 1541 c. 22 Euerie person..suing for any generall liuerie..shall paie..for the respite of homage in the hanaper..viii.d. 1621 Abp. J. Williams in S. R. Gardiner (1871) 169 Soe I may be restored to my temporalties with a respite of homage (which the King grants every day to laymen). 1781 M. J. Armstrong VII. 28 Six pounds per annum was paid fee farm rent for this priory, and 8s. 4d. per annum respite of homage. 1863 R. Vaughan III. xii. i. 62 They began early to meddle with abuses under the heads of purveyance, and the respite of homage and wardships. 1955 8 57 The revenues from fiscal feudalism..do not include the marginal ‘feudal’ revenues, respite of homage, reliefs and fines for alienation, payable elsewhere. 2003 C. Coulson in R. Liddiard xvii. 354 For this respite of homage until mid-May 1205 William paid 500 marks by instalments. Compounds1964‘Respite’ program [see sense 2b]. 1983 32 19/1 Care needs to be taken that the respite client is adequately introduced to the residence. 1998 5 Feb. 57/2 (advt.) 2 Priors Close is a purpose-built eight bedded respite unit for children with learning disabilities. 2003 L. Uys in L. Uys & S. Cameron i. 8 The role could also involve giving..child care and respite facilities for carers. 2006 17 Aug. 34/6 Vitalise is a national charity which provides subsidised respite breaks for disabled people and carers. C2. 1968 13 June 12/6 Construction plans for a covered swimming pool and respite care building to be located on property behind the main C.A.R. [i.e. Community Association for the Retarded] Center. 1990 S. Baldwin & K. Gerard (1994) 139 Respite care may be provided in one of three settings: residential, short-term fostering schemes, or domiciliary care. 2006 (Nexis) 6 July (Society section) 2 The authority now runs just four residential care homes for children, mostly offering respite care for disabled youngsters. 1967 19 Feb. (Orange County section) 15/1 Parents of mentally retarded children in Orange County now have a respite center, thanks to a group of 14 understanding Corona del Mar women. 2007 M. Pittman iii. 53 It is important for children who attend respite to maintain three-way communication between home, school and the respite centre. 1970 28 Oct. (Women's World section) b1/4 The new respite home in Apple Valley, Calif. 2003 D. S. Bjarnason xiv. 90 Towards the spring I was seized with excruciating pain in my back and had to take to my bed for a while. Álfaland, the respite home, came to the rescue. 1968 A. Simon in A. Simon & L. J. Epstein xi. 169 Day-care and ‘respite’ services may make it possible for families to keep an elderly relative at home without making intolerable personal and economic sacrifices. 2007 M. K. Aronson & M. B. Weiner xi. 147 Respite services can also be provided with home care, using a temporary, twenty-four-hour, live-in aide. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). respitev. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French respiter. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman respeiter, respeitier, Anglo-Norman and Middle French respiter, Middle French respitier, respiter to spare, save, show clemency to, to grant respite to, to delay, postpone (13th cent.) < classical Latin respectāre respect v. Compare Old Occitan respitar (12th cent.), and ( < French) Middle Dutch respīten . Compare respite n.On the form history compare note at respite n. 1. c1330 (Auch.) (1933) 39 ‘I schal him respite,’ saide þemperour. a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) i. 1053 (MED) Be this cause he was respited, So that the deth him was acquited. 1474 W. Caxton tr. (1883) ii. i. 21 Thus he respited hym of his deth by his debonairte. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. (1882–7) lxxxiv. 264 All the golde that is in the worlde shall not respyte them fro the deth. c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme xlix. 16 in (1998) II. 45 Tell mee whome but longer time hee [sc. death] leaues Respited from the tombe for treasures meed? 1609 W. Shakespeare i. 159 Fourtie dayes longer we doe respite you. View more context for this quotation 1648 Bp. J. Hall viii. 11 It is for something, sure, that thou hast thus long respited me from my grave. 1749 D. Hartley ii. iv. 369 All Bodies Politic seem..to be respited for certain Intervals by partial, imperfect Reformations. 1789 Deb. Regency 85 in It was the duty of the Judge who tried the criminals to have respited them. 1841 E. W. Lane tr. I. 98 He respiteth, but suffereth not to escape. 1866 A. Crump ix. 189 It was deemed wise to respite the small notes till 1833. 1869 R. Browning IV. xi. 108 Respite me, save a soul, then, curse the world! 1918 G. Moore (new ed.) 328 He who is respited must serve as executioner to the other. 1960 20 Feb. 7/3 In respiting Chessman for sixty days the Governor of California has done the right thing..for the wrong reasons. 2002 T. Coleman xvii. 205 Rushout learned that two officers..had been for executing Caracciolo, and two for respiting him until the king's pleasure was known. the world > life > death > [verb (transitive)] > respite from death > grant the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > delay [verb (transitive)] > grant delay or respite > to a person c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 866 But wolde ye vouche sauf vp on seuretee Two yeer or thre for to respiten me. a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer (Hunterian) (1891) l. 6084 I haue fele dyuerse wonyng That I kepe not rehersed be So that ye wolde respiten [Fr. respiter] me. 1431 Petition in (1767–77) IV. 385/2 The saide..lond holders..be respitid as wele of the taxe. a1500 (1870) 1162 Wharfor, me think It best is to delay, And resput hyme for a tuelmoneth day. 1530 J. Palsgrave 688/2 I maye well respyte hym for a whyle but he shall paye it every penny. 1622 G. de Malynes 94 To desire the creditor to respit him some time for the paiment of it. 1720 A. Pope tr. Homer V. xxi. 249 Scarce respited from Woes I yet appear, And scarce twelve morning Suns have seen me here. 1768 W. Blackstone III. xxiii. 354 The entry therefore on the roll or record is, ‘that the jury is respited, through defect of the jurors, till the first day of the next term’. a1832 J. Bentham Plan Transfer of Stock i, in (1839) IX. 114 Personal preferences..might be manifested in favour of individuals; viz. by paying a man off, or respiting him. 1839 J. Galt 90 As if, respited from my ceaseless pain, To see the summer's gorgeous pomp again. 1949 H. A. R. Gibb iv. 58 For this he was accursed, but respited till the Day of Resurrection. 1983 50 153 The poverty of the jury caused it to be respited. the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > preserve from injury or destruction [verb (transitive)] > preserve alive or spare the life of > preserve (life) 1474 W. Caxton tr. (1883) iii. i. 80 Put hym self in parill of deth for to respite his maisters lyf. 1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry (1971) cxliii. 19 I neuer shold respyte ne saue to no man hys lyf, whiche had deserued to deye. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) ii. iii. 43 Oh iniurious Loue That respits me a life, whose very comfort Is still a dying horror. 1707 D. Williams (new ed.) 59 It's ground of Thankfulness that his Recoveries were so frequent, and that God respited his precious life so long. ?1782 W. Ross 35 A Lady of Distinction waited..with the importunate Request, for respiting his Life a little longer. 1869 E. Magnússon & W. Morris tr. xxiv. 73 It is better to respite one man's life and to have therefor the thanks of many. 1908 R. C. Trevelyan i. iii. 21 Consider well Upon what terms this Sisyphus from Hell Hath respited his life. 2. the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > delay [verb (transitive)] > grant delay or respite a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) i. 2213 (MED) Thus be we come forto preie That ye mi worldes deth respite. a1500 (a1450) (Trin. Cambr.) 1641 (MED) To the Sowdon furth with all they went..And prayed hym to respite the Iugement. 1577 E. Grindal (1843) (modernized text) 395 By that occasion my appearance was respited; and I now remain as a man in suspense. 1621 H. Elsynge (1870) 79 The Kinge hathe respyted his going to the Tower in this tyme of his greate sicknes. 1668 J. Owen Pract. Expos. 130th Psalm in (1851) VI. 481 The full and final punishment of these angels is reserved and respited unto the appointed season. 1759 i. 100/2 A reprieve was brought to Newgate for Dr. Hensey, respiting his sentence for a fortnight. 1765 T. Hutchinson (ed. 2) 343 The execution was only respited a few months. 1818 W. Cruise (ed. 2) II. 541 The conveyances to be made in pursuance of the partition, are respited, till the infant comes of age. 1885 3 Feb. 2/6 The recognisances of the witnesses for the prosecution were respited sine die. 1941 14 Mar. 2/3 A request by Mr. Frederick Grant..that their appeals should be respited until April 2 was granted. 1970 33 129 A decision..which would have had the effect of respiting the sentences on the Rosenbergs until after the long vacation. 1999 J. Morton v. xxi. 287 Lord Chief Baron Richards respited the execution so that the matter could be discussed with his fellow judges. society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > sentencing > sentence [verb (transitive)] > remit a sentence or penalty ?c1450 tr. (1906) 143 The gret goodnesse..that he shewed vnto her,..for to respite her dethe and aquite her of all shame and all falce accusacion of treson. 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan iii. xvii. 207 The law ought to be respited to hym, and the lyf saued. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. (1882–7) xxxi. 95 Thou shalt neuer departe hense alyue, I shall neuer respyght thy dethe. 1607 A. Willet xii. 75 Where the penaltie of the law can not be inflicted, without greater dammage to the Common-wealth, there it may be respited. 1869 1 Oct. 9/5 He should impose the full penalty of 20s. and costs, but if the defendant would promise to have the child vaccinated in a week payment would be respited. 1875 XXI. 511/2 Although Charles respited the capital sentence, the condemnation deeply stirred the people. 1931 22 527 Wreathock had been discharged from the death sentence on condition of Transportation, but it appeared that he had had the death sentence respited and been carried on the Books of Newgate. 1996 V. A. C. Gatrell (new ed.) xix. 540 Peel respited the death sentence, and off to Australia these two possible innocents were sent. society > trade and finance > payment > non-payment > not pay [verb (transitive)] > allow to remain unpaid 1474 in C. L. Kingsford (1919) I. 151 (MED) I woll that the payment therof be respitet..nerthelesse ye myght have made full payment. 1566 in D. W. Crossley (1975) 233 Cii s ii d after Respited and besides xl s delivered in preste after in supplus. ?1567 M. Parker xxxix. 113 How long shall nature respite her det, To wayle my vanitie great. 1640 609 By this Table you may know what any Annuitie being respited or forborn for any number of yeers..will come unto. 1702 I. iv. 229 They were promised Payment, upon the Publick Faith, in November following; till which time they were to respite it. 1760 E. Burke 30 The taxes..extorted without mercy, and even when respited, made utterly ruinous by exorbitant usury. 1885 I. 21 Hamon..had his relief respited for his lands in Bruche, Orford, Warrington, Little and Great Sankey. 1906 xxii. 137 All judgments in favor of the Commonwealth which have been paid or replevied in the office, or remitted or respited by the Governor. 1972 87 91 In the list of 1509 of the debts to Henry VII to be respited, there appears the name of the earl. 2000 (Nexis) 35 241 There were times when the amounts due were respited, or even forgiven, by the king. †3. the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from action [verb (intransitive)] a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) i. 1456 (MED) Men schal respite As now to take vengement. a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) 3.2672 (MED) Thelaphus..seith that..Theucer..Gret grace and socour to him dede..And preith his fader to respite. the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease from (an action or operation) [verb (transitive)] the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > cancellation, revocation > annul, cancel, revoke [verb (transitive)] > temporarily a1439 J. Lydgate (Bodl. 263) ii. 3961 (MED) Ther is conquest non so honourable In gouernaunce as vengaunce to respite, Merci preferryng. a1450 (Pierpont Morgan) (1865) 3101 (MED) More worship ye might Acheve To respite youre wilfulnes, And by youre counsel you redres. c1450 (c1375) G. Chaucer (Fairf. 16) (1878) l. 259 Your manly resoun oght hit to respite To slene your frende. a1500 tr. La Belle Dame sans Mercy (Cambr.) 409 in F. J. Furnivall (1903) 95 (MED) Respyte your thought and put all þis a-syde. 1570 T. Norton tr. A. Nowell f. 13 That after respiting their worke a while, they may returne more fresh and lusty to it agayne. 1633 T. May i. l. 57 But he..Came to accords of peace, and during life Of Stephen, respited his royall right. 1650 Bp. J. Hall (new ed.) 326 The death which wee so fear, and flee from, doth but respite life for a while, doth not take it away. 1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti I. 49/2 At what distances it is proper to respite the Work, we may gather from the thickness of the Wall. 1816 J. Scott v. 83 As if all the common rules of intercourse had been respited, and the usual calls of industry..overpowered by more inspiring invitations. the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > delay [verb (transitive)] a1450 (Pierpont Morgan) (1865) 1851 No lenger put ye in delay His desire to Respite. a1450 (?c1421) J. Lydgate (Arun.) (1911) 2104 Lat no tyme lenger ȝou respit. But at onys, with-oute mor tarying..fetteth hom ȝour kyng. a1500 (?c1450) 105 (MED) We wolde that his sacringe and coronacion be respite to Penticoste. 1521 I. 33 Ye mowght have respityd the directyng of your letters. 1610 J. Donne To Rdr. sig. ¶1 To giue my Reasons, why I respited the handling of the two last Chapters, till another time. 1683 J. Pettus To Noble Subscribers sig. B2 I must respit that intention, for I have not done with this Subject. 1707 J. Stevens tr. F. de Quevedo 6 If you please, Reader, to respit your other Business,..I will relate some Passages that will not be unpleasant. 1754 D. Hume I. 326 He had not now leisure to consider a matter of so great importance, and must therefore respite his answer till his return. 1834 W. Wordsworth iv Care may be respited, but not repealed. 1866 H. Bushnell ii. iv. 203 His whole feeling is now loose upon him, respited by no occupation. †4. the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > refresh or invigorate [verb (transitive)] 1565 A. Golding tr. Caesar v. f. 115 In doyng herof he spent ten dayes, not respityng hys souldiers from their labour, so muche as the nyght tyme. 1615 H. Crooke 40 Then all the faculties are respited and cease from their functions. 1667 J. Milton v. 232 From the heat of Noon retir'd, To respit his day-labour with repast, Or with repose. View more context for this quotation 1787 G. Washington Let. 1 Nov. in (1997) Confederation Ser. V. 403 Then a crop of wheat, after which the ground is respited. 1857 F. W. Faber (new ed.) ix. 282 Thought, thus respited From the salubrious action of fatigue, Feeds upon thought. the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > temporarily cease activity or operation [verb (intransitive)] > rest the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restoration of a person > recovery from misfortune, error, etc. > [verb (intransitive)] 1587 G. Turberville f. 16 For I and mine will respite here a space, I like the seate, and fancie well the place. 1685 W. Kennett tr. Pliny 164 He respites from the cares of his Consulship. 5. Military. Now historical and rare. society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > paying (money) for labour or service > pay (a person) for labour or service [verb (transitive)] > withhold pay > suspend from pay or stop the wages of 1642 (P.R.O.: SP 16/489/80) f. 179 If any officer or soldier stayes beyond the limitts of such his pass you are to respite them from pay till their returne. 1659 T. Aston 32 Whether the honest Officers..ought not in justice to have..their pay continued notwithstanding his respitin them in the muster rowles since July last. 1705 No. 4106/3 Our Officers are all commanded to repair..to their respective Posts, on pain of being Respited. 1788 F. Grose II. 149 Whoever is absent longer than the time limited in his pass for his absence, shall be respited, and not allowed the muster. 1802 C. James (at cited word) To be respited on the muster roll, to be suspended from pay, &c. during which period all advantages of promotion, pay, &c. are stopped. 1985 A. J. Guy vi. 158 After 1747 it seems to have been the practice on the British Establishment for deputy commissaries to respite the hautboys. society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > paying (money) for labour or service > pay (a person) for labour or service [verb (transitive)] > withhold pay 1802 C. James (at cited word) The money which is respited upon the muster-roll is accounted for by the muster master general. 1844 87 The Pay of all Officers, who do not join their Regiments on the expiration of their Leave of Absence, is to be withheld,..and the pay so respited is not to be issued to them [etc.]. 1957 20 277 The payments of all kinds made by the agents: such as..bounty money, clothing, officer's pay respited, etc. 1985 A. J. Guy iii. 86 For sums of money respited see PRO. Derivatives 1657 T. Manton 82 Every deliverance is a temporary pardon: See Psal. 78. 38. Then he being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not; the meaning is, respited Vengeance. 1791 R. Rayment 104 Respited duties paid in by the East India Company. 1816 C. James 493/1 The warrant deductions are made, and the respited pay, if there is any, is charged to the Officer. 1910 Sept. 323/1 When the mail had gone, [he] behaved like a respited criminal. 2006 P. King iv. 146 Convicts sent to the Refuge after receiving a respited judgement and a nominal fine. 1543 J. Bale Index sig. Pv Respytynge of Tolwyns penaunce. 1647 No. 200. 458 An Ordinance was also ready for the respiting of Judgements..untill the pleasure of the Parliament be further knowne. 1788 J. Priestley v. xlvii. 350 Our mode of respiting for the sake of benefiting the souls of the criminals. 1847 20 Nov. 138/2 The respiting should not preclude the respondents from taking the objection at the next sessions. 1964 16 568 The striking evidence of accumulations of large sums of unpaid arrears..and the respiting of rents. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.c1300 v.c1330 |
