quietus
noun /kwaɪˈiːtəs/
/kwaɪˈiːtəs/
[countable, uncountable] (literary)- death, or something that causes death, considered as a welcome end to life
- something that makes a person or situation calm
Word Originlate Middle English: abbreviation of medieval Latin quietus est ‘he is quit’ (see quit), originally used as a form of receipt or discharge on payment of a debt.