acquest
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[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)
- (rare) acquisition; the thing gained. -- Francis Bacon.
- (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
