Quietus Definition

kwī-ētəs
noun
Discharge or release from life; death.
Webster's New World
Discharge or release from debt, obligation, or office.
Webster's New World
Anything that serves to quiet, curb, or end an activity.
Webster's New World
Anything that kills.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Quietus

Noun

Singular:
quietus
Plural:
quietuses

Origin of Quietus

  • Short for Middle English quietus (est) (he is) discharged (of an obligation) from Medieval Latin quiētus (est) from Latin (he is) at rest quiet

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin quiÄ“tus (“at rest").

    From Wiktionary

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SUSTUS

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