riddance
English
Noun
riddance (countable and uncountable, plural riddances)
- The act of being rid of something; deliverance
- 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act II Scene 7
- A gentle riddance. Draw the curtains, go.
- Let all of his complexion choose me so.
- 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 230c.
- And this kind of riddance is the most pleasant to listen to of all,
- 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act II Scene 7
- The earth thrown up by a burrowing animal.