Defn: Stay; stop; delay. [Obs.]
Nor rested till she came without relent Unto the land of Amazona.
Spenser.
RELENTLESS
Re*lent"less, a.
Defn: Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness; unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless despotism. For this the avenging power employs his darts,.. Thus will persist, relentless in his ire. Dryden. — Re*lent"less*ly, adv. — Re*lent"less*ness, n.
RELENTMENT
Re*lent"ment (-ment), n.
Defn: The act or process of retenting; the state of having relented.
Sir T. Browne.
RELESSE
Re*lesse" (r-ls"), v. t.
Defn: To release. [Obs.] Chaucer.
RELESSEE
Re`les*see" (r`ls-s"), n.
Defn: See Releasee.
RELESSOR
Re`les*sor" (-sr"), n.