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Quittance
Pronunciation : Quit"tance
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. quitaunce, OF. quitance, F. quittance. See Quit, v. t.]
Definition : 1. Discharge from a debt or an obligation; acquittance. Omittance is no quittance. Shak.
2. Recompense; return; repayment. [Obs.] Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Quit"tance
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To repay; to requite. [Obs.] Shak.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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