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requital

noun

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Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈkwaɪt.əl/

noun

Etymology: From requite + -al, 1570-1580.

  1. Compensation for damage or loss; amends.
  2. Retaliation or reprisal; vengeance.
  3. 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.