requital

== English == === Etymology === From requite +‎ -al, 1570-1580. === Pronunciation === enPR: rĭ-kwītʹ-əl, IPA(key): /ɹɪˈkwaɪt.əl/ Hyphenation: re‧quit‧al Rhymes: -aɪtəl === Noun === requital (countable and uncountable, plural requitals) Compensation for damage or loss; amends. Synonyms: requite, satisfaction; see also Thesaurus:compensation Retaliation or reprisal; vengeance. Return in kind; recompense, repayment, reward. Synonym: requite 1791, James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (quoting Johnson): In requittal [sic] of those well-intended offices, which you are pleased so emphatically to acknowledge, let me beg that you make in your devotions one petition for my eternal welfare. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === quartile