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reprieve

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
1re·prieve 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1reprieve
Pronunciation:
\ri-ˈprēv\
Function:
transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
re·prieved; re·priev·ing
Etymology:
probably blend of obsolete repreve to reprove (from Middle English) and obsolete repry to remand, postpone, from Anglo-French repri-, past stem of reprendre to take back
Date:
1596
1 : to delay the punishment of (as a condemned prisoner) 2 : to give relief or deliverance to for a time


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