D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Acquittance

· Ac·quit·tance · IPA /əˈkwɪtəns/
01 n. The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability.
  1. 1.
    The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability.
  2. 2.
    A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand.
    “You can produce acquittances For such a sum, from special officers.” Shak.
02 v. t. To acquit.
  1. 1.
    To acquit.[Obs.]