Definition of quietus
English to English noun - euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
She was laid to rest beside her husband. They had to put their family pet to sleep.
source: WordNet 3.0 - Final discharge or acquittance, as from debt or obligation; that which silences claims; (Fig.) rest; death.
source: Webster 1913
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quietus, quits, quoits, quoddies, quietage, quick assets, quetch, quitch, quixotic, quickhatch, quatch
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