quittance

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quittance

/ˈkwɪtəns/

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From Middle English quytaunce, from Old French quitance (modern French quittance), from Latin quietantia. The verb is derived from the noun.

noun quittances

A release or acquittal.
Similar: acquittance, exculpation, exoneration, absolution, acquitment, acquittal, assoilment, compurgation, disculpation, not guilty, quittance, vindication
A discharge from a debt or obligation; a document that shows this discharge. I marvel why I answer’d not again; But that’s all one: omittance is no quittance.
obsolete Recompense; return; repayment. Qu[een]. Ah Mortimer! now breaks the kings hate forth, And he confesseth that he loues me not. Mor[timer] iu[nior]. Crie quittance Madam then, & loue not him.

verb quittances · quittancing · quittanced

obsolete, transitive To acquit; to repay.

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@misc{quittance_2026,
  title = {quittance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quittance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}