acquest

[ uh-kwest ]

/ əˈkwɛst /

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Definition of acquest

noun Law.

property acquired other than by inheritance, as by purchase or gift.

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Origin of acquest

1605–15; <obsolete French <Vulgar Latin *acquaesitum that which has been acquired, noun use of *acquaesitus (past participle of *acquaerere to acquire, alteration of Latin acquīrere to acquire)

Words nearby acquest

acquaint, acquaintance, acquaintance rape, acquaintance violence, acquainted, acquest, acquiesce, acquiescence, acquiescent, acquire, acquired behaviour

How to use acquest in a sentence

And in the pursuit and acquest of this knowledge he stuck neither at any labour or cost.
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