Re*pos"ance (-ans), n. Reliance. [Obs.] John Hall.
Re*pose" (r*pz"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reposed (-p?zd"); p. pr. & vb. n.
Reposing.] [F. reposer; L. pref. re- re- + pausare to pause. See Pause,
Pose, v.] 1. To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to
deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit. [Obs.]
But these thy fortunes let us straight repose In this divine cave's
bosom.
Chapman.
Pebbles reposed in those cliffs amongst the earth . . . are left
behind.
Woodward.
2. To lay at rest; to cause to be calm or quiet; to compose; to rest,
-- often reflexive; as, to repose one's self on a couch.
All being settled and reposed, the lord archbishop did present his
majesty to the lords and commons.
Fuller.
After the toil of battle to repose Your wearied virtue.
Milton.