Quit"tance (-tans), n. [OE.
quitaunce, OF. quitance, F. quittance. See
Quit, v. t.] 1.
Discharge from a debt or an obligation; acquittance.
Omittance is no quittance.
Shak.
2. Recompense; return; repayment. [Obs.]
Shak.
Quit"tance, v. t. To repay; to
requite. [Obs.] Shak.