surceasing

Variant of surcease

surcease definition

sur·cease (sʉr sēs′; for n., usually sʉr′sēs′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb surceased -·ceased′, surceasing -·ceas′·ing

Archaic to stop; end

Etymology: ME sursessen < OFr sursis, pp. of surseoir, to pause, delay < L supersedere, to refrain from: see supersede

noun

an end, or cessation

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