acquest
/əˈkwɛst/
acquest noun: acquisition; the thing gained.
Noun
acquest (countable and uncountable, plural acquests)
- Acquisition; the thing gained.
- 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 strengtha. 1627 (date written), Francis [Bacon], “Considerations Touching a Warre with Spaine. […]”, in William Rawley, editor, Certaine Miscellany Works of the Right Honourable Francis Lo. Verulam, Viscount...
- Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance.
acquest meaning in Tamil and Urdu
acquest in Tamil
- அடையப்பட்ட பொருள், தாயப்பொருள் அல்லாத ஈட்டம்
acquest in Urdu
- حُصُول, دَریابی, حاصَل شُدَہ چیز
Forms of acquest
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Origin of acquest
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.
Questions about acquest
- What does acquest mean?
- Acquest means acquisition; the thing gained.
- What is acquest in Tamil?
- Acquest in Tamil is அடையப்பட்ட பொருள், தாயப்பொருள் அல்லாத ஈட்டம். See Acquest meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is acquest?
- Acquest is a noun.
- How do you pronounce acquest?
- Acquest is pronounced /əˈkwɛst/.
- What is the plural of acquest?
- The plural of acquest is acquests.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: acquest (page history and authors); acquest (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acquest (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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