Definizione monolingua

quietus

quietus (usually uncountable; plural quietuses)

1. A stillness or pause; something that quiets or represses; removal from activity; especially: death.
   • circa 1600, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Act III, Scene 1:

     […] when he might himself his quietus make with a bare bodkin?

   • 2005 October 10, Glenn Tucker, quoted in the Bangor Daily News [Maine]:

     The constant rain and the cold have combined to put a quietus on outdoor activities.

2. Final settlement (as of a debt).

Definizione dizionario quietus

Altri significati:

Final settlement (as of a debt).

A stillness or pause; something that quiets or represses; removal from activity; especially: death.