Definition/Meaning of acquest

• English - Noun: acquest ( plural acquests ) ( rare ) Acquisition; the thing gained . (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?) ( law ) property acquired by purchase , gift , or otherwise than by inheritance . (Can we find and add a quotation of John Bouvier to this entry?) Usage notes Bouvier , 1856, [1] from which the Webster derives , uses the spelling acquets .
• English - Etymology: Old French aquest , (French acquêt ), from Late Latin acquestum , acquisītum , for Latin acquisītum , past participle (used substantively) of acquirere ( “ to acquire ” ). See acquire .
• English - References: acquest in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , G . & C . Merriam, 1913
• Middle French - Noun: acquest