acquis, -e, adj., acquired; added; secured; (med.) adventitious.
acquis, n.m., acquired knowledge, acquirements, attainments.
acquisition, n.f., acquisition, getting, acquiring, attaining, purchase, conquest. Contrat d’—; deed of purchase.
acquit, n.m., discharge, receipt; lead (at billiards). Par manière d’—; for form’s sake. Jouer à l’—; to play who shall pay for the whole. Pour acquit (on bills), paid. Donner — de; to give a receipt for. Mettre son — à; to put “paid” on to receipt.
acquit-à-caution, n.m., (—s-—) (customs) permit.
☉acquit-patent, n.m., (—s-—s) royal decree granting the remission of a debt.
acquittement (-mān), n.m., payment, clearing off, liquidation; acquittal.
acquitter, v.a., to pay, to pay off, to clear, to quit; to receipt; to acquit, to discharge.
s’acquitter, v.r., to fulfill, to perform; to pay off one’s debts, to pay off, to be quits.
acre, n.f., acre.