ACQUITTANCE

n. v.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability.

2.
n.

A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand. You can produce acquittances For such a sum, from special officers. Shak.

3.
v.

To acquit. [Obs.] Shak.

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