Quit'tance1, n.
[Fr. quittance, Pr. quittansa, quittança, O. Sp. quitanza, It. quitanza, quietanza, quietanza. See QUIT, v. t.] 1. Discharge from a debt or obligation; acquittance. Omittance is no quittance. Shak. 2. Recompense; return; repayment. Shak.