Word of the Day – Surcease

Surcease (verb)

sir-see-s

Relief or consolation; to stop.

Origin; early 15c., “cease from an action, desist,” from Anglo-French surseser, from Old French sursis which is the past participle of surseoir “to refrain, delay,” from Latin supersedere and absolutely nothing to do with the verb ‘cease’.

Example sentences

“She complains without surcease, nothing is ever right for her.”

“Despite no scientific evidence, it offers measurable surcease from the pain of arthritis.”