acquestn.

Brit.

/əˈkwɛst/, U.S.

/əˈkwɛst/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French acquest.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French aquest, Middle French acquest (French acquêt ) thing that has been acquired (end of the 12th cent. in Old French), action or act of acquiring (1331 or earlier; often difficult to distinguish contextually from the sense ‘thing that has been acquired’), gain, profit (beginning of the 14th cent.) < an unattested post-classical Latin noun *acquaesitum , use as noun of neuter past participle of an unattested verb *acquaerere , variant (after classical Latin quaerere queer v.¹) of classical Latin acquīrere acquire v. Compare post-classical Latin acquestus (u- stem) (10th cent.; 9th cent. as acquaesitus ; 12th cent. in a British source), acquesta (13th cent. in British and continental sources). Compare later acquist n., which shows semantic overlap with this word, and compare also earlier acquisition n. N.E.D. (1884) comments: ‘The parallel form acquist n. follows post-classical Latin acquistum, Italian acquisto, and has been more generally used for the action or process, while acquest is commonly used for the thing acquired, in which sense it is used in French and in jurisprudence.’

†1. The action or an act of acquiring something. Cf. acquist n. 1. Obsolete.Sometimes approaching the sense of quest n.² 4a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun]

purchasec1325

gettingc1384

acquisitionc1400

accroaching?a1439

acquesta1456

encheving1470

obtaining1470

acquiring1531

procuring1532

obtainment1536

acquiry1549

conquest1556

acquist1613

assecution1615

obtention1624

acquirement1641

obtainal1803

obtainance1846

a1456 tr. Secreta Secret. (Marmaduke, Ashm. 59) (1977) 208 (MED) Þy so noble tryvmphes, conquestes, and victories in þy werres..beon acheved offt syþes by provident and honurable acquestes.

1613 A. Sherley Relation Trav. Persia 100 When if there be anything acquisited, the distribution of the members of that bodie is such, vpon whom the acquest is to be made, that there is no possible pretendence from one to the others getting.

1681 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. I iii. 223 We [are] in the Acquest, and they in the Possession of the heavenly Canaan.

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. xi. 206 The peculiar Structure of the principal Parts acting in the acquest of their Food.

1787 J. Barlow Oration July 4th 16 He was..one of our principal supporters in the acquest of Independence.

1886 Catholic World Sept. 741 To him the acquest of knowledge was delight.

2. Something that has been acquired, an acquisition, esp. a territory gained by military force. Cf. acquist n. 2, conquest n. 4a. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] > that which is obtained or acquired

strainc950

i-winc1000

winc1175

winninga1300

purchasec1325

by-gatec1330

getc1390

gettingc1400

acquisition1477

conquest1556

gleaning1576

acquiring1606

acquest1622

acquist1635

attain1661

obtainment1829

acquiree1950

1622 F. Bacon Hist. Raigne Henry VII 97 New Acquests are more Burthen, then Strength.

1647 J. Howell New Vol. of Lett. 170 The Romanes sent legions,..partly to secure their new acquests.

1671 F. Philipps Regale Necessarium 536 That Earthly Honor which his great Acquests in the Study and Practice of the Law had gained him.

a1734 R. North Examen (1740) iii. vi. §95. 494 Mentioning the French King's Acquests in Flanders.

1847 Amer. Rev. Oct. 336/2 The object was, to seize and hold California by conquest, and as an acquest of war.

1864 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. IV. 11 England..was an acquest fully subject to the Conqueror's disposal.

1918 M. Smith Militarism & Statecraft 218 The skill and patience with which modern German students of war..had adapted all the acquests of science to the ends of slaughter.

3. Law. Property or assets acquired otherwise than by inheritance. Cf. bequest n. 2.Now chiefly in regard to the division of assets in divorce settlements.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > possessions > [noun] > non-inherited property

purchasec1325

perquisite1443

acquesta1676

a1676 M. Hale De Jure Maris i. vi, in F. Hargrave Coll. Tracts Law Eng. (1787) 36 Acquests by the reliction or recess of the sea.

1798 M. Bacon New Abridgm. Law (ed. 5) V. 500 In every acquest per alluvionem there be a reliction or rather exclusion of the sea.

1860 Amer. Law. Reg. 8 510 The community of acquests and gain ceases to exist at the moment of the death of one of the partners.

1888 Jrnl. Philol. 16 105 The distinction of what belongs to the corporation from what was the acquest of any of its members.

1912 Calif. Law Rev. 1 37 The Spanish law..still provides for a community of acquests and gains between husband and wife.

2006 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 7 Aug. One-third of the McCartney acquest would be circa £33 million.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	acquest
释义	acquestn. Brit. /əˈkwɛst/, U.S. /əˈkwɛst/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French acquest. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French aquest, Middle French acquest (French acquêt ) thing that has been acquired (end of the 12th cent. in Old French), action or act of acquiring (1331 or earlier; often difficult to distinguish contextually from the sense ‘thing that has been acquired’), gain, profit (beginning of the 14th cent.) < an unattested post-classical Latin noun acquaesitum , use as noun of neuter past participle of an unattested verb acquaerere , variant (after classical Latin quaerere queer v.¹) of classical Latin acquīrere acquire v. Compare post-classical Latin acquestus (u- stem) (10th cent.; 9th cent. as acquaesitus ; 12th cent. in a British source), acquesta (13th cent. in British and continental sources). Compare later acquist n., which shows semantic overlap with this word, and compare also earlier acquisition n. N.E.D. (1884) comments: ‘The parallel form acquist n. follows post-classical Latin acquistum, Italian acquisto, and has been more generally used for the action or process, while acquest is commonly used for the thing acquired, in which sense it is used in French and in jurisprudence.’ †1. The action or an act of acquiring something. Cf. acquist n. 1. Obsolete.Sometimes approaching the sense of quest n.² 4a. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] purchasec1325 gettingc1384 acquisitionc1400 accroaching?a1439 acquesta1456 encheving1470 obtaining1470 acquiring1531 procuring1532 obtainment1536 acquiry1549 conquest1556 acquist1613 assecution1615 obtention1624 acquirement1641 obtainal1803 obtainance1846 a1456 tr. Secreta Secret. (Marmaduke, Ashm. 59) (1977) 208 (MED) Þy so noble tryvmphes, conquestes, and victories in þy werres..beon acheved offt syþes by provident and honurable acquestes. 1613 A. Sherley Relation Trav. Persia 100 When if there be anything acquisited, the distribution of the members of that bodie is such, vpon whom the acquest is to be made, that there is no possible pretendence from one to the others getting. 1681 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. I iii. 223 We [are] in the Acquest, and they in the Possession of the heavenly Canaan. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. xi. 206 The peculiar Structure of the principal Parts acting in the acquest of their Food. 1787 J. Barlow Oration July 4th 16 He was..one of our principal supporters in the acquest of Independence. 1886 Catholic World Sept. 741 To him the acquest of knowledge was delight. 2. Something that has been acquired, an acquisition, esp. a territory gained by military force. Cf. acquist n. 2, conquest n. 4a. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] > that which is obtained or acquired strainc950 i-winc1000 winc1175 winninga1300 purchasec1325 by-gatec1330 getc1390 gettingc1400 acquisition1477 conquest1556 gleaning1576 acquiring1606 acquest1622 acquist1635 attain1661 obtainment1829 acquiree1950 1622 F. Bacon Hist. Raigne Henry VII 97 New Acquests are more Burthen, then Strength. 1647 J. Howell New Vol. of Lett. 170 The Romanes sent legions,..partly to secure their new acquests. 1671 F. Philipps Regale Necessarium 536 That Earthly Honor which his great Acquests in the Study and Practice of the Law had gained him. a1734 R. North Examen (1740) iii. vi. §95. 494 Mentioning the French King's Acquests in Flanders. 1847 Amer. Rev. Oct. 336/2 The object was, to seize and hold California by conquest, and as an acquest of war. 1864 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. IV. 11 England..was an acquest fully subject to the Conqueror's disposal. 1918 M. Smith Militarism & Statecraft 218 The skill and patience with which modern German students of war..had adapted all the acquests of science to the ends of slaughter. 3. Law. Property or assets acquired otherwise than by inheritance. Cf. bequest n. 2.Now chiefly in regard to the division of assets in divorce settlements. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > possessions > [noun] > non-inherited property purchasec1325 perquisite1443 acquesta1676 a1676 M. Hale De Jure Maris i. vi, in F. Hargrave Coll. Tracts Law Eng. (1787) 36 Acquests by the reliction or recess of the sea. 1798 M. Bacon New Abridgm. Law (ed. 5) V. 500 In every acquest per alluvionem there be a reliction or rather exclusion of the sea. 1860 Amer. Law. Reg. 8 510 The community of acquests and gain ceases to exist at the moment of the death of one of the partners. 1888 Jrnl. Philol. 16 105 The distinction of what belongs to the corporation from what was the acquest of any of its members. 1912 Calif. Law Rev. 1 37 The Spanish law..still provides for a community of acquests and gains between husband and wife. 2006 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 7 Aug. One-third of the McCartney acquest would be circa £33 million. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1456
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