“There was no rest, no surcease from agony.’
-Lord of Samarcand
1. sur•cease
[sərˈsēs]
NOUN
1. archaic
NORTH AMERICAN
cessation:
relief or consolation:
VERB
2. archaic
cease.
ORIGIN
late Middle English (as a verb): from Old French sursis, past participle of Old French surseoir ‘refrain, delay,’ from Latin supersedere (see supersede). The change in the ending was due to association with cease; the noun dates from the late 16th cent.
RELATED FORMS
surcease (noun)
surcease (verb)
surceases (third person present)
surceased (past tense)
surceased (past participle)
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