surcease
pronunciation
How to pronounce surcease in British English:
UK [sɜ:'si:s]
How to pronounce surcease in American English:
US [sə'sis]
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- Noun:
- a stopping
Word Origin
- surcease (v.)
- early 15c., "cease from an action, desist," from Anglo-French surseser, Old French sursis, past participle of surseoir "to refrain, delay," from Latin supersedere "forbear, refrain or desist from" (see supersede). The English spelling with -c- was influenced by the unrelated verb cease. As a noun from 1580s.
Example
- 1. High-level meetings with creditor nations bring no surcease .
- 2. Was coming home to tara to mean , not blessed surcease , but only more loads to carry ?