Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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Quotation dates: 1857
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¶REQUITANCE, n. Requital, repayment. Cf. Requit.Per. 1857 J. Stewart Character Sk. lxxvii.:
O whisky! . . . Requitance for an aching brow — My curse I gie to thee.