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Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Respite

/(r?s"p?t)/ · Res·pite · IPA /ˈɹɛs.pɪt/
01 n. A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.
  1. 1.
    A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.
    “I crave but four day's respite.” — Shak.
  2. 2.
    Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay.
    “Some pause and respite only I require.” — Denham.
  3. 3.
    Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve.(Law)
Syn. Pause; interval; stop; cessation; delay; postponement; stay; reprieve.
02 v. t. To give or grant a respite to.
imp. & p. p. Respited; p. pr. & vb. n. Respiting
  1. 1.
    To give or grant a respite to.
    “Forty days longer we do respite you.” — Shak.
  2. 2.
    To relieve by a pause or interval of rest.