Etymology

quittance

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Today it means: A release or acquittal. Full definition →

Middle English quytaunce ← Old French quitance ← Latin quietantia
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  1. Latin · derived fromquietantia
  2. Old French · derived fromquitance
  3. Middle English · inherited fromquytaunce
  4. English todayquittance

From Middle English quytaunce, from Old French quitance (modern French quittance), from Latin quietantia. The verb is derived from the noun.

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