acquittance Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
    release.

WordNet

Ac*quit"tance noun
Etymology
OF. aquitance, fr. aquiter. See Acquit.
Definitions
  1. The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability.
  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.
Ac*quit"tance transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To acquit. Obs. Shak.

Webster 1913