surcease
1 synonym for surcease, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — (literary) A pause or stop, especially one that brings relief.
Etymology
Comes from Anglo-Norman surseser, from Old French sursis, the past participle of surseoir, from Latin supersedēre. Its spelling was later influenced by association with the unrelated word cease, which likely also affected its meaning. It is related to supersede.
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