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Middle English
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)
- recompense, repayment
- receipt (document showing a transaction)
- quittance (nullification of an obligation)
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