acquest

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.3 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old French aquest, French acquêt, from Late Latin acquestum, acquisītum, for Latin acquisītum, past participle (used substantively) of acquirere (“‘to acquire’”). See “acquire”

[edit] Noun

acquest (plural acquests)

1. (rare) acquisition; the thing gained. -- Francis Bacon.
2. (law) property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance. -- John Bouvier.

[edit] Usage notes

Bouvier, 1856, [1] from which the Webster derives, uses the spelling acquets.

[edit] References

• acquest in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913