acquest

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə kwest′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ac•quest  (ə kwest′),USA pronunciation n. [Law.]
  1. Lawproperty acquired other than by inheritance, as by purchase or gift.
  • Vulgar Latin *acquaesitum that which has been acquired, noun, nominal use of *acquaesitus (past participle of *acquaerere to acquire, alteration of Latin acquīrere to acquire)
  • obsolete French
  • 1605–15


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