enqueste
Middle English
Noun
enqueste
- Alternative form of enquest
Middle French
Noun
enqueste f (plural enquestes)
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Latin inquīsita, from inquīrō (“search after, enquire”).
Noun
enqueste oblique singular, f (oblique plural enquestes, nominative singular enqueste, nominative plural enquestes)
- search
- inquiry
- investigation; inquiry; inquest
- circa 1250, Rutebeuf, De sainte Esglise:
- Se li rois feïst or enqueste
Sor ceus qui ce font si honeste,- If the king now conducted an inquest
Into those who claim to be so honest
- If the king now conducted an inquest
Related terms
Descendants
References
- Etymology and history of “enquête”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.