quittance
Example Sentences
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You shall prepare a full quittance for the Emperor, and Mowbray-sahib shall sign it.
From The Great Mogul by Tracy, Louis
Satisfac′tion, state of being satisfied: gratification: comfort: that which satisfies: amends: atonement: payment, quittance: conviction: repairing a wrong, as by a duel.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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
The abbot, having adopted this good counsel, gave to the King one hundred pounds for such a quittance.
From The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson by Brakelond, Jocelin de
In the first place, the quittance for our board and lodging.”
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
