acquest
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French aquest, (French acquêt), from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *acquestum, *acquaesītum, for Latin acquisītum, past participle (used substantively) of acquirere (“to acquire”). See acquire.
Noun
acquest (countable and uncountable, plural acquests)
- (rare) Acquisition; the thing gained.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)
- (law) Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of John Bouvier to this entry?)
Usage notes
Bouvier, 1856, [1] from which the Webster derives, uses the spelling acquets.
References
- “acquest”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French acquest.
Noun
acquest m (plural acquests)
Descendants
- French: acquêt
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