requital
noun
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Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈkwaɪt.əl/
noun
Etymology: From requite + -al, 1570-1580.
- Compensation for damage or loss; amends.
- Retaliation or reprisal; vengeance.
- Return in kind; recompense, repayment, reward.
“O, take his mother's thanks, a widow's thanks, / Till your strong hand shall help to give him strength / To make a more requital to your love.”
“My lord mayor, you have sundry times / Feasted myself and many courtiers more: / Seldom or never can we be so kind / To make requital of your courtesy.”