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Webster 1913 Edition

Acquest

Ac-quest′

(#)
,
Noun.
[OF.
aquest
, F.
acquêt
, fr. LL.
acquestum
,
acquisītum
, for L.
acquisītum
, p. p. (used substantively) of
acquirere
to acquire. See
Acquire
.]
1.
Acquisition; the thing gained.
[R.]
Bacon.
2.
(Law)
Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance.
Bouvier.

Webster 1828 Edition

Acquest

ACQUEST'

,
Noun.
[L. acquisitus, acquiro.]
1.
Acquisition; the thing gained.
2.
Conquest; a place acquired by force.

Definition 2024

acquest

acquest

English

Noun

acquest ‎(plural acquests)

  1. (rare) Acquisition; the thing gained.
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  2. (law) property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance.
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Usage notes

Bouvier, 1856, from which the Webster derives, uses the spelling acquets.

References

  • acquest in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French acquest.

Noun

acquest m (plural acquests)

  1. acquisition

Descendants

Etymology

Borrowing 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.

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