—v.tr.
1 remit, commute, or postpone the execution of (a condemned person).
2 give respite to.
—n.
1 a the act or an instance of reprieving or being reprieved. b a warrant for this.
2 respite; a respite or temporary escape.
Etymology: ME as past part. repryed f. AF & OF repris past part. of reprendre (as RE-, prendre f. L prehendere take): 16th-c. -v- unexpl.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.