QUIETUS


Meaning of QUIETUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kwī-ˈē-təs, -ˈā- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English quietus est, from Medieval Latin, he is quit, formula of discharge from obligation

Date: 1540

1. : final settlement (as of a debt)

2. : removal from activity ; especially : death

3. : something that quiets or represses

put the quietus on their celebration

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.