kwīˈēd.əs, -ētəs noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English quietus ( est ), from Medieval Latin, (he is) discharged, acquitted
1.
a. : final discharge or acquittance (as from debt or obligation) : final settlement : extinction
obtained a quietus of the sum owed
b. archaic : discharge from office or duty
c. : release ; specifically : a proceeding in a probate court whereby an administrator obtains a full discharge
2. : removal from or extinction of activity ; especially : death
met their quietus without protest
3. : something that produces a cessation of activity : something that quiets or represses
this disaster … had the effect of a quietus — Susan E. Ferrier
4. : a period of inactivity
the long quietus of thirty years — C.R.Anderson