Re‐prieve″ (r?–pr?v″), n. 1. A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence, especially of a sentence of death.
The morning Sir John Hotham was to die, a reprieve was sent to suspend the execution for three days. Clarendon.
2. Interval of ease or relief; respite.
All that I ask is but a short reprieve,
ll I forget to love, and learn to grieve. Denham.