quietus

1. satisfaction of a duty or debt.
2. rest or a release, esp. death.

"Who would bear the whips and scorns of time . . . when he himself might his quietus make with a bare bodkin?" --Hamlet

by Antinous September 13, 2003

quietus

the moment between life and death, where all is still and rushing from past to the very moment you pass through the light, to whatever may become of you

As i lay dying, i passed into a dream, i met quietus, i was greeted with a smile.

by Fantasioso December 14, 2003

quietus

end; cessation. The noun form of the verb/adjective quiet.

When the principal of the high school found out the football team was bulking up on steroids, he put the quietus to the practice.

by Richard Black March 18, 2005

quietus

Most badass character on the FPL.

Quietus pwns j00 in da faise.

by Bob882 January 14, 2005