\Sur*cease"\, n. [F. sursis, from sursis, p. p. of
surseoir to suspend, postpone, defer, in OF., to delay,
refrain from, forbear, L. supersedere. Surcease is not
connected with E. cease. See {Supersede}.]
Cessation; stop; end. ``Not desire, but its surcease.''
--Longfellow.
      It is time that there were an end and surcease made of
      this immodest and deformed manner of writing. --Bacon.

\Sur*cease"\, v. t.
To cause to cease; to end. [Obs.] ``The waves . . . their
range surceast.'' --Spenser.
      The nations, overawed, surceased the fight. --Dryden.

\Sur*cease"\, v. i.
To cease. [Obs.]