Requiescat Definition
rĕkwē-ĕskăt, -kät
Other Word Forms of Requiescat
Noun
Singular:
requiescat
Plural:
requiescatsOrigin of Requiescat
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First word of the Latin phrase requiÄ“scat in pāce (“may he/she rest in peace"). The Latin word requiÄ“scat means "he may rest" and is a form of the Latin verb requiÄ“scō (“I rest, I repose").
From Wiktionary
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Latin requiēscat third person sing. present subjunctive of requiēscere to rest re- re- quiēscere to rest kweiə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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