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ACQUITTANCED
Verb
acquittanced
simple past tense and past participle of acquittance
Source: Wiktionary
ACQUITTANCE
Ac*quit"tance, n. Etym: [OF. aquitance, fr. aquiter. See Acquit.]
1. The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability.
2. 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.
Ac*quit"tance, v. t.
Definition: To acquit. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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