quietus
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.qui·etus
noun \kwī-ˈē-təs, -ˈā-\Definition of QUIETUS
1
: final settlement (as of a debt)
2
: removal from activity; especially : death
3
: something that quiets or represses <put the quietus on their celebration>
See Examples of QUIETUS
- <was granted a quietus on the remainder of the debt in the old man's will>
- <her unshakable belief in a blissful afterlife allowed her to meet her quietus without the slightest tinge of fear or regret>
Origin of QUIETUS
Middle English quietus est, from Medieval Latin, he is quit, formula of discharge from obligation
First Known Use: 1540
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