reposal

[ ri-poh-zuhl ]

noun

1. the act of reposing. repose.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reposal¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; repose ¹ + -al ²

Example Sentences

We should rather say that, in the interval between their days and ours, morality has advanced from a very rude to a highly refined conception—from viewing the rights of property as exclusively sacred, to looking upon the rights growing out of the mere unilateral reposal of confidence as entitled to the protection of the penal law.

From Project Gutenberg

Idleness," says Burton, in that delightful old book "The Anatomy of Melancholy," "is the bane of body and mind, the nurse of naughtiness, the chief mother of all mischief, one of the seven deadly sins, the devil's cushion, his pillow and chief reposal .

From Project Gutenberg

Idleness," he says, "is the bane of body and mind, the nurse of naughtiness, the chief mother of all mischief, one of the seven deadly sins, the devil's cushion, his pillow and chief reposal....

From Project Gutenberg