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Quittance vs Quittal - What's the difference?

quittance | quittal |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between quittance and quittal

is that quittance is (obsolete) recompense; return; repayment while quittal is (obsolete) return; requital; quittance.

As nouns the difference between quittance and quittal

is that quittance is a release or acquittal while quittal is (obsolete) return; requital; quittance.

quittance

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a release or acquittal
  • a discharge from a debt or obligation; a document that shows this discharge
  • (obsolete) recompense; return; repayment
  • * 1607 , , I. i. 285:
    • No meed but he repays / Sevenfold above itself; no gift to him / But breeds the giver a return exceeding / All use of quittance .

    quittal

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (obsolete) Return; requital; quittance.