quytaunce

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French quitance (modern French quittance), from Latin quietantia; equivalent to quyten +‎ -aunce.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwitau̯ns(ə)/, /ˈkwitans(ə)/, /ˈkwiːt-/

Noun

quytaunce (plural quytaunces)

  1. recompense, repayment
  2. receipt (document showing a transaction)
  3. quittance (nullification of an obligation)

Descendants

  • English: quittance
  • Scots: cuttance

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