acquittance

== English == === Alternative forms === acquittaunce (obsolete) === Etymology === From Anglo-Norman acquitance, Middle French aquitance, from acquiter (“to acquit”). Compare later acquittal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈkwɪtəns/ === Noun === acquittance (countable and uncountable, plural acquittances) (now historical) A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand. [from 14th c.] (now rare) Payment of debt; settlement. [from 14th c.] (now historical) The release from a debt, or from some obligation or duty; exemption. [from 14th c.] (obsolete) The dismissal of a legal charge against someone; acquittal. [15th–19th c.] (now rare) The acquittal of one's duties; the carrying out of fulfilment of a job or role. [from 17th c.] === Verb === acquittance (third-person singular simple present acquittances, present participle acquittancing, simple past and past participle acquittanced) (transitive, obsolete) To acquit. === References === “acquittance”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.