Word: reprieved
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: re
prieved
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of reprieve; the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
Morphemes:
Affix: reprieve
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To take back to prison (in lieu of execution).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: repryen
Language: enm
Decoded: repryen
Meaning: to remand, detain
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past tenses of (regular) verbs. In linguistics, it is used for the base form of any past form. See -t for a variant.