To relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to.
To make comfortable.
A cause of relief or satisfaction.
Something that offers comfort.
A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.
Contentment, ease.
To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.
To interpose a demurrer.
To scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose; to balk
An act of hesitation as to proceeding; a scruple; also, a suspension of action or decision; a pause, a stop.