quitting, vbl. n.
(ˈkwɪtɪŋ)
[f. quit v. + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. in various senses.
| 1340 Ayenb. 114 Iesu crist ous tekþ zuo to oxi uoryeuenesse and quittinge. 1387 Trevisa Higden (Rolls) II. 125 For quytynge þerof he ȝaf to þe bisshop of Lyncolne a real citee. 1519 W. Horman Vulg. 271 He was rewarded..for his manly quytynge. 1581 Marbeck Bk. of Notes 1115 That such stones did in olde time witnesse the quitting of a man. 1688 Wood Life 1 July (O.H.S.) III. 272 Thanksgiving..for the deliverance and quitting of the archbishop. 1768 Blackstone Comm. III. 211 In case the notice of quitting proceeds from any tenant. |
So ˈquitting ppl. a.
| 1886 Pall Mall G. 9 Oct. 11/1 The quitting tenant is forbidden to remove..trees and bushes. |