[f. QUIET v. + -ING1.] The action of the vb.
a. 1548. Hall, Chron., Hen. VIII., 179. He … for quietyng of his conscience called together the best lerned of the realme.
a. 1652. J. Smith, Sel. Disc., X. 511. A pacifying and quieting of all those riots and tumults.
1783. Mad. D’Arblay, Diary, 18 Jan. I felt so fagged … that I really wanted quieting and refitting.
1861. Goldw. Smith, Irish Hist., 105. To withhold the capital ‘grace’ concerning the quieting of titles to land.
