Main Entry: qui·etus

Pronunciation: \kwī-ˈē-təs, -ˈā-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English quietus est, from Medieval Latin, he is quit, formula of discharge from obligation

Date: 1540

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>