Respite means a reprieve, a postponement or delay, a pause, as:
John was grateful that the client's illness gave him a brief respite before he had to make his presentation.
Her parents reprieved her punishment.
There is no root word of reprieve.
Filing an appeal will postpone the execution of a prisoner sentenced to death.
Postponement, responsibility, and abatement are words. Those mean reprieve.
That is the correct spelling of "reprieve" (to postpone or cancel a judgment, or the delay in execution).
Shoppers will get a temporary reprieve from the new sales tax.
"The death row convict was given a REPRIEVE from the Governor."
Her parents reprieved her punishment.
I was quite relieved to learn of my reprieve.
The death row inmate hoped for a Governors reprieve.
Reprieve
The governor of the state gave the convict a reprieve at the last minute, and so he was not executed.
The state governor gave the condemned man a last minute reprieve.Snow days give youngsters a reprieve from attending school.
Reprieve is not a suffix or a prefix. It is a noun that means the cancellation or postponement of a punishment or sentence.
Example sentence - His daughters are leaving for college and giving us a well deserved reprieve from their drama.
A reprieve postpones the implementation of a person's sentence.
I was hoping that my good behavior would qualify me for a reprieve.