Acquest
//əˈkwɛst// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Acquisition; the thing gained. countable, rare, uncountable
"the Palatinate , it is a maxim in state , that all countries of new acquest, till they be settled , are rather matters of burden than of strength"
- 2 Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"the Palatinate , it is a maxim in state , that all countries of new acquest, till they be settled , are rather matters of burden than of strength"
Etymology
From Middle English aqueste (later conflating with enqueste), from Old French aquest, (French acquêt), from Vulgar Latin *acquaesitum, ultimately from Latin quaerere (“seek”). Doublet of acquis.
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