ˈrid ə n(t)s noun
( -s )
Etymology: rid (I) + -ance
1. : an act of ridding, freeing, or cleaning : clearance
the experiments showed high rates of kill with some of them showing 100 percent riddance — J.B.Robson
2. obsolete : progress with a task : dispatch of work
3. : deliverance , relief — often used in the phrase good riddance
it's gone — and good riddance too — Weston LaBarre