Late 19th century; earliest use found in Fitzedward Hall (1825–1901), oriental scholar and philologist. From classical Latin resipīscent-, resipīscēns, present participle of resipīscere.
Definition of resipiscent in US English:
resipiscent
adjectiveˌrɛsɪˈpɪsnt
rare, literary
That returns to sanity, or to one's senses.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Fitzedward Hall (1825–1901), oriental scholar and philologist. From classical Latin resipīscent-, resipīscēns, present participle of resipīscere.