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Definition of Quietus
1. Noun. Euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb). "They had to put their family pet to sleep"
Definition of Quietus
1. n. Final discharge or acquittance, as from debt or obligation; that which silences claims; (Fig.) rest; death.
Definition of Quietus
1. Noun. A stillness or pause; something that quiets or represses; removal from activity; especially: death. ¹
2. Noun. Final settlement (as of a debt). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quietus
1. a final settlement [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quietus
Literary usage of Quietus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Great Roll of the Pipe for the Twenty-sixth Year of the Reign of King by Great Britain Exchequer, Henry Lewin Cannon (1918)
"Et quietus est. Isabella de Brus redd. сотр. de .vm de eisdem. ... Et quietus est.
Martinus filius Simonis redd. сотр. de .jm de eisdem. ..."
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