Respite

·noun To give or grant a respite to.

II. Respite ·noun To delay or postpone; to put off.

III. Respite ·noun To relieve by a pause or interval of rest.

IV. Respite ·noun To keep back from execution; to Reprieve.

V. Respite ·noun A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.

VI. Respite ·noun Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve.

VII. Respite ·noun The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.

VIII. Respite ·noun Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay.