acquest

[ uh-kwest ]

noun

, Law.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of acquest¹

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 )

Example Sentences

Acquest, ak-kwest′, n. an acquisition or thing acquired.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Juge. avecques luy? je cuideroye que ce fust trestoute froidure: c'est peu d'acquest.

From Project Gutenberg

And here I thought to conclude this Discourse of Fowling, but the young Tyro or Beginner in the Acquest of this Noble Art, pulls me back again, and whispers this Question in my Ear, How to take Pheasants, Partridges, &c. in particular, by either of the forementioned wayes, as, Nets, Lime, Engine, Driving, or Setting; because of all Fowl for Game, these two are esteemed as the most Gentile, and Profitable?

From Project Gutenberg

Et quand ils veulent aller en marchandise ou ioüer, & sçauoir s'il y fera bon, ils regardent si les-dites Marionettes sont ioyeuses, en ce cas ils vont en marchandise, ou ioüer: mais si elles sont maussades & tristes, ils ne bougent de la maison.—Gentil ou Gentiẽ le Clerc dit qu'il y auoit plus d'acquest en sa Marionette qu'en Dieu.

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