quittance
Example Sentences
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"I shall not give Travers quittance in this matter till he has paid me wages for my toil."
From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Mason, Eugene
I have been with the governor, who is full of rejoicing at this unexpected quittance of the Bruce and his host of wolves.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 by Various
He would 'sign on' at Liverpool, giving his boarding-master a month's advance note for quittance.
From The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea by Bone, David W.
Having paid quittance, he was at liberty to be absorbed in his books.
From Somehow Good by De Morgan, William Frend
"Omittance is no quittance," said Schalk, darting up at his half-brother a venomous look.
From Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace by Hauff, Wilhelm
