quest

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  1. noun The act or an instance of seeking or pursuing something; a search.
  2. noun An expedition undertaken in medieval romance by a knight in order to perform a prescribed feat: the quest for the Holy Grail.
  3. noun Archaic A jury of inquest.
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  • This only I ask: when your quest is achieved, or is proved vain, return with the horses over the Entwade to Meduseld, the high house in Edoras where Théoden now sits. —  The Lord of the Rings
  • To Bink, anything that might delay the completion of his quest was a threat. —  The Source of Magic
  • The commander smiled broadly at me, and I inclined an uncombed head, while, for a moment, the quest was a dream, and I myself felt unutterably squalid and foolish. —  The Riddle of the Sands
  • "Maybe our quest is almost done That would be nice," Gary agreed doubtfully. —  Geis of the Gargoyle
  • He had the advantage of being taller than everyone else in the room, and the object of his quest was the only blond-haired woman there. —  Garwood, Julie - Lion's Lady
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search ·  pursuit ·  struggle ·  desire ·  adventure ·  wish ·  dream ·  endeavor ·  devotion ·  journey ·  undertake ·  chase

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quest:   quests
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English queste, from Old French, ultimately from Latin quaesta, from feminine of *quaestus, obsolete past participle of quaerere, to seek.

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  1. from Middle English queste, from Old French queste, French quête = Provencal questa, quista = Italian chiesta, from Middle Latin quæsta, from Latin quæsita (sc. res), a thing sought, quæsitum, a question, feminine or neuter of quæsitus, past participle of quærere, also quæsere, Old Latin quairere, seek, search for, seek to get, desire, get, acquire, obtain, seek to learn, ask, inquire, etc. From the same Latin verb are ult. English querent, query, question, acquire, conquer, exquire, inquire, perquire, require, acquest, conquest, inquest, request, etc., exquisite, perquisite, inquisition, perquisition, requisition, etc. In def. 6 quest is in part an aphetic form of inquest.
  2. from Middle English questen, from Old French quester, French quêter, seek, from queste, a seeking: see quest, n.
 

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