QUEST, noun [Latin quaero, quaestus. As the letter r is rarely changed into s, perhaps the Latin quaesivi, quaestus, may be from the root of quaeso.] 1. The act of seeking; search; as, to rove in quest of game; to go in quest of a lost child; in quest of property, etc. 2. Inquest; a jury. [Not used.] 3. Searchers, collectively. [Not used.] 4. Inquiry; examination. [Not used.] 5. Request; desire; solicitation. Gad not abroad at every quest and call of an untrain'd hope or passion. QUEST, verb intransitive To go in search. [Not used.] QUEST, verb transitive To search or seek for.
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