respite
/ˈɹɛs.pɪt/ noun C1- A brief interval of rest or relief.
- A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.
- The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
- A short period of spoken dialogue in an otherwise sung-through musical.
Plural respites
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Only, during the respite the absence of his rival afforded him, he reflected, partly on the means of deceiving Mercédès as to the cause of his absence, partly on plans of emigration and abduction, as from time to time he sat sad and motionless on the summit of Cape Pharo, at the spot from whence Marseilles and the Catalans are visible, watching for the apparition of a young and handsome man, who was for him also the messenger of vengeance.
I will so advantageously bestow 2,000 piastres, that the person receiving them shall obtain a respite till next year for Peppino; and during that year, another skilfully placed 1,000 piastres will afford him the means of escaping from his prison.”
My dear Albert, one word, for I must give poor Lucien a respite.
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