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ACQUEST
Etymology
Noun
acquest (countable and uncountable, plural acquests)
(rare) Acquisition; the thing gained.
(legal) Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance.
Usage notes
Bouvier, 1856, from which the Webster derives, uses the spelling acquets.
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*quest", n. Etym: [OF. aquest, F. acquêt, fr. LL. acquestum, acquisitum, for L. acquisitum, p. p. (used substantively) of acquirere to acquire. See Acquire.]
1. Acquisition; the thing gained. [R.] Bacon.
2. (Law)
Definition: Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance. Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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