quittance
English
Etymology
From Middle English quitaunce, Old French quitance, French quittance
Noun
quittance (plural quittances)
- A release or acquittal.
- A discharge from a debt or obligation; a document that shows this discharge.
- c. 1599, William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act III, Scene 5,
- I marvel why I answer’d not again;
- But that’s all one: omittance is no quittance.
- c. 1599, William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act III, Scene 5,
- (obsolete) Recompense; return; repayment.
- 1594, Christopher Marlowe, Edward II, London: William Jones,
- 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.
- c. 1607, William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens, Act I, Scene 1,
- […] Plutus, the god of gold,
- Is but his steward: no meed but he repays
- Sevenfold above itself; no gift to him
- But breeds the giver a return exceeding
- All use of quittance.
- 1594, Christopher Marlowe, Edward II, London: William Jones,
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ki.tɑ̃s/
Audio (file)
Descendants
- → Italian: quietanza
See also
Further reading
- “quittance” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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