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acquittance

ac·quit·tance

UK/əˈkwɪtəns/ uncommon archaic obsolete

noun

1.

a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

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Origin

From Anglo-Norman acquitance, Middle French aquitance, from acquiter (“to acquit”). Compare later acquittal.

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