quittance
Example Sentences
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"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
He saith Aubrey sent the money by a messenger, unto whom he gave the quittance.
From It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)
I placed the cross back slowly, my honour was still white, and death that was coming would give me a full quittance for all my troubles.
From The Honour of Savelli A Romance by Levett-Yeats, S. (Sidney)
"Omittance is no quittance," said Schalk, darting up at his half-brother a venomous look.
From Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace by Hauff, Wilhelm
After a brief greeting, I told him his business was done, and handed him the quittance I had received from Hawkwood.
From The Honour of Savelli A Romance by Levett-Yeats, S. (Sidney)
