acquittance : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: acquittance	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for acquittance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acquittance n a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation Synonym(s): acquittance, release
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acquittance \Ac*quit"tance\, n. [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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acquittance \Ac*quit"tance\, v. t. To acquit. [Obs.] --Shak.