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Requital

//ɹɪˈkwaɪt.əl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Compensation for damage or loss; amends. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    an act of requiting; returning in kind wordnet
  3. 3
    Retaliation or reprisal; vengeance. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a justly deserved penalty wordnet
  5. 5
    Return in kind; recompense, repayment, reward. countable, uncountable

    "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."

Etymology

From requite + -al, 1570-1580.

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