quietus
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
quietus /kwʌɪˈiːtəs/
▶noun (pl. quietuses)
- 1 literary death or a cause of death, regarded as a release from life.
- 2 archaic something calming or soothing.
– origin ME: abbrev. of med. L. quietus est (see quit), orig. used as a form of receipt on payment of a debt.
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