pausation
/pɔːˈzeɪʃn/Now rare
noun
The action of pausing; temporary cessation of activity; a pause, an intermission. †to make pausation: to pause, to hesitate ( obsolete ).
Origin
Late Middle English. From Middle French pausation pause or its etymon post-classical Latin pausation-, pausatio action of pausing, rest, cessation (400) from pausat-, past participial stem of pausare + classical Latin -iō. In later use independently from pause + -ation.