Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for RE-PRIEVE
RE-PRIEVE, n.
- The temporary suspension of the execution of sentence of death on a criminal. – Clarendon.
- Respit; interval of ease or relief. All that I ask is but a short reprieve, / Till I forget to love, and learn to grieve. – Denham.
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