quittance

Example Sentences

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The deputy turned over his charge to him, received his quittance, and went away.

From Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution by Sage, William

Very good, then, Master Tibbald: if you will pay the Council that sum, its secretary shall make you out a note of quittance.'

From Merry-Garden and Other Stories by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

That forthwith he had come to the theatre and delivered up the play, with such expressions of penitence and shame that they could not forbear to give him full quittance for his fault.

From Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures by Black, William

It was only by being a valuable object, and commonly only by being a medium of exchange, that the money could have become a means of legal quittance in the first place.

From The Value of Money by Anderson, Benjamin M.

You have most learnedly proverbde it, commending the virtue of patience and forbearance, but yet you know forbearance is no quittance.

From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward)