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quietus


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>

Examples of QUIETUS

  1. <was granted a quietus on the remainder of the debt in the old man's will>
  2. <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

Rhymes with QUIETUS

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