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Webster 1913 Edition
Acquittance
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
For such a sum, from special officers.
acquittances
For such a sum, from special officers.
Shakespeare
Ac-quit′tance
,Verb.
T.
To acquit.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Acquittance
ACQUIT'TANCE
,Noun.
1.
A discharge or release from a debt.2.
The writing, which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand.