surcease

sur·cease  (sûrss, sr-ss)

tr. & intr.v. sur·ceased, sur·ceas·ing, sur·ceas·es

To bring or come to an end; stop.

n.

Cessation.

---

[Middle English surcesen, variant (influenced by cesen, to cease) of sursesen, from Anglo-Norman surseser, from Old French surseoir, sursis-, to refrain, from Latin supersedre; see supersede.]

---

surcease [sɜːˈsiːs] Archaic

n

cessation or intermission

vb

1. to desist from (some action)

2. to cease or cause to cease

[from earlier sursesen, from Old French surseoir, from Latin supersedēre; see supersede]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

surcease - a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder" cessation legal separation, separation - (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) stop, halt - the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"