acquist
English
Noun
acquist (plural acquists)
- (obsolete) Acquisition; gain.
- John Milton, Samson Agonistes.
- His servants he with new acquist
- Of true experience from this great event
- With peace and consolation hath dismist.
- John Milton, Samson Agonistes.
Verb
acquist (third-person singular simple present acquists, present participle acquisting, simple past and past participle acquisted)
- (obsolete, transitive) To acquire.
References
- “acquist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.