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requitals

requitals is the plural of requital.

Meaning of requital

Noun

requital (countable and uncountable, plural requitals)

  1. Compensation for damage or loss; amends.
  2. Retaliation or reprisal; vengeance.
  3. Return in kind; recompense, repayment, reward.
    • 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.c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    Synonyms:
    requite

Questions about requitals

What is requitals the plural of?
Requitals is the plural of requital.

Words near requitals in the dictionary

  1. requisitory
  2. requisitum
  3. requit
  4. requitable
  5. requital
  6. requitals
  7. requitative
  8. requite
  9. requited
  10. requitedst
  11. requiteful

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