acquittance

Example Sentences

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And with arms folded proudly on his breast, he waited for the acquittance that seemed to be his due.

From Beatrix of Clare by Underwood, Clarence F.

It was forced to redeem without redemption and to pay without acquittance.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 2: Grover Cleveland by Cleveland, Grover

There is one Richard Osannas, a witness to an acquittance in the later Anglo-Saxon times, the name being probably from the Frankish Osanna, which seems, however, to have been originally a woman's name.

From Surnames as a Science by Ferguson, Robert

In a deliberate body, to receive in acquittance of a duty imposed; as, to accept the report of a committee.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

Here I return my trust, nor ask   One penny for remittance; If I have well perform'd my task,   Pray send me an acquittance.

From The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2 by Browning, William Ernst