quittance
Example Sentences
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I've sent him his quittance papers, and he's your enemy for all time.
From A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs by Eggleston, George Cary
To appease a creditor meant to pay him; in the same manner as une quittance, a quittance or receipt, was originally quietantia, a quieting, from quietus, quiet.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max
Thus, silver certificates, without being "legal tender," are a means of legal quittance from obligations to the Federal Government.
From The Value of Money by Anderson, Benjamin M.
"I shall not give Travers quittance in this matter till he has paid me wages for my toil."
From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Mason, Eugene
Having paid quittance, he was at liberty to be absorbed in his books.
From Somehow Good by De Morgan, William Frend
