quittance
Example Sentences
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“That is a quittance for the chain,” he cried.
From The Great Mogul by Louis Tracy
Had you but been courteous to me I would have rewarded you well; now take your money, give me a quittance, and I will take my lands once more.
From Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race by M. I. (Maud Isabel) Ebbutt
But "legal tender" money is not always an adequate means of quittance.
From The Value of Money by Benjamin M. Anderson
Of course Herr Simon will require from these heirs a receipt for the sum handed them, and a quittance of all further claims.
From Quicksands by Adolph Streckfuss
Right easily can I find proof of quittance, and to spare.
From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Eugene Mason
