acquest
[ uh-kwest ]
/ əˈkwɛst /
noun Law.
property acquired other than by inheritance, as by purchase or gift.
Origin of acquest
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)
Words nearby acquest
Example sentences from the Web for acquest
And in the pursuit and acquest of this knowledge he stuck neither at any labour or cost.
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