quest

Middle English

/ˈkwɛst(ə)/

noun
Definitions
  • (Late ME) A legal inquest or investigation; a session of court.
  • (Late ME) A group or body of jurors
  • (rare) A body of judges or other individuals commissioned to make a decision or verdict
  • (rare) The decision or verdict reached by such a body of judges.
  • (rare) A quest, mission, or search.
  • (rare) A petition or asking.

Etymology

Borrowed from queste borrowed from Old French queste (search, acquisition, hunt) borrowed from Latin quaesta (tribute, inquiry, search, tax).

Origin

Latin

quaesta

Gloss

tribute, inquiry, search, tax

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

税, 租

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