{i} final blow, last strike; (euphemisms for: ) death, withdrawal from life; period of retirement; final settlement of a debt; something calming
Final discharge or acquittance, as from debt or obligation; that which silences claims; Fig
euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep"