inquestn.

Brit.

/ˈɪŋkwɛst/,

/ˈɪnkwɛst/, U.S.

/ˈɪnˌkwɛst/,

/ˈɪŋˌkwɛst/

Forms: Middle English anqueste, Middle English enqueste, Middle English–1600s enquest, Middle English– inquest, (1500s Scottish -queist).

Etymology: < Old French enqueste = Provençal enquesta , Italian inchiesta , Romanic and medieval Latin inquesta , noun from feminine past participle of Common Romanic *inquērĕre (Latin inquīrĕre ), Italian inchierere , inchiedere , Provençal enquerre , enquerer , Old French enquerre , modern French enquérir to inquire v.; analogous to nouns in -ata , -ada , -ee : see -ade suffix. The spelling with in-, though frequent in the 17th cent., was not finally established until the 18th cent. The pronunciation inˈquest, whence the aphetic 'quest, came down to the end of the 17th cent.

a. A legal or judicial inquiry to ascertain or decide a matter of fact, esp. one made by a jury in a civil or criminal case. Formerly, a general term for all formal or official inquiries into matters of public or state interest, as fixing of prices, valuation of property with reference to assessments, etc. Now mostly = ‘coroner's inquest’ (see coroner n. 1). Great Inquest, an appellation sometimes given to the Domesday inquiry and valuation.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > trying or hearing of cause > [noun] > judicial inquiry

inquestc1290

assize1297

inquisition1387

questa1393

examinationc1410

judicial inquiry1702

tribunal1916

α.

c1290 Beket 387 in S. Eng. Leg. I. 117 Þoru an-queste [v.r. enqueste] he let þoruȝ þe contreies an-quere Hov muche ech Man scholde paiȝe.

c1325 Poem times Edw. II (Percy) lxx Other wit[h] a fals enquest Hang him by the throte.

1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. vi. 57 Clerkes..Sholde noþer swynke ne swete ne swere at enquestes.

c1400 Rom. Rose 6977 Many tymes I make enquestes..To dele with other mennes thing, That is to me a gret lykyng.

1598 tr. J. Kitchin Jurisdictions (1675) 226 Enquest shall be by custom of the Realm, between party and party.

1641 Rastell's Termes de la Ley (new ed.) f. 137^v Enquest is that inquiry which is made by Jurors in all causes civill or criminall touching the matter in fact. And such inquirie is either of office or at the mise of the parties.

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ix. 80 He was indicted upon that Certificat in the County of Middlesex by the common Jury of enquest in the Kings-Bench for that County.

β. 1483 Cath. Angl. 196/2 An Inqwest, Inquesicio, duodena.1614 J. Selden Titles of Honor 320 If any were distrain'd to bee made Knight, hauing neither in Fee, nor for life, twentie pounds reuenue, and the same were prou'd..by inquest, he should be discharg'd.1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection 193 in Justice Vindicated Indicted of such offences by solemn inquest of lawful men in the Kings Court.1714 tr. French Bk. of Rates 10 We have caused a general Inquest to be made into all the Tolls which are raised upon all the Rivers in Our Kingdom.1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. I. i. 45 Arbitrary inquests for offences, and illegal modes of punishment.1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. iii. 20 There being nothing more to be done until the Inquest was held next day.1874 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. I. ix. 275 The great inquest of all, the Domesday survey.1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal III. iii. 44 You had better go and watch the inquest, and make yourself useful to the coroner.

b. †Court of Inquest (see quot. 1706). †Halifax inquest, a summary trial. inquest of office, (a) (see quot. 1768); (b) ‘loosely used of an inquiry into a person's right to the possession of an office held by the government to be forfeited’ (U.S.).

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > [noun] > summary and unjust

Halifax law1565

Lydford law1565

Halifax inquest1598

Cupar justice1681

Jeddart justice1698

lynch law1782

Judge Lynch1835

lynching1835

lynch law1846

kangaroo justice1909

palm-tree justice1959

society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > court dealing with debt or bankruptcy

Court of Conscience1603

Court of Requests1603

Court of Inquest1706

county court1846

bankruptcy court1864

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > trying or hearing of cause > [noun] > judicial inquiry > concerning king's right to property

office1432

inquest of office1768

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > trying or hearing of cause > [noun] > judicial inquiry > concerning right to possession of an office

inquest of office1882

1598 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 3 Last Bks. iv. i. 4 Some more strait-lac'd Iuror of the rest, Impannel'd of an Holy Fax inquest.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) The Court of Inquest, at Guild-hall, London, a particular Court that takes Cognizance of and determines all Complaints preferred for Debt by one Citizen against another under the sum of Forty Shillings.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. xvii. 258 Inquisition or inquest of office..is an enquiry made by the king's officer..or by commissioners specially appointed, concerning any matter that intitles the king to the possession of lands or tenements, goods or chattels.

1875 K. E. Digby Introd. Hist. Law Real Prop. x. 344 The practice is for the Crown to institute an ‘inquest of office’, usually before commissioners appointed for the purpose, for the purpose of determining whether the tenant died without leaving an heir.

1882 H. Adams John Randolph vi. 133 The proceeding was a mere inquest of office under a judicial form.

c. In figurative applications. great, last, general inquest, the last Judgement.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun] > ending of existence > the last judgement

doomc1200

great, last, general inquestc1315

c1315 Shoreham 94 Al desceyved schel he be, Wanne cometh the grete enqueste.

1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling 84 If now we proceed to the last part of the Rich mans Duty..we may without an Augur divine the return of that Inquest.

1669 W. Penn No Cross, No Crown i. iv. §21 In the solemn and general Inquest upon the World.

1785 W. Cowper Task ii. 135 It burns down to earth, And in the furious inquest that it makes On God's behalf, lays waste his fairest works.

1885 S. Cox Expos. 1st Ser. ix. 115 The searching inquest of the Judge eternal.

a. The body of men appointed to hold a legal inquiry; a jury; now esp. a coroner's jury.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > jury > [noun] > grand jury or jury of inquiry

inquestc1305

questa1325

grand or great inquest1467

grand jury1495

jury of inquiry1588

special jurya1726

inquest jury1825

c1305 Pilate 196 in Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 116 Þenqueste vpe him seide þat he destruyde oure lawe..And ic..Moste nede ȝyue þe dom whan þenqueste sede.

1503 Presentm. Juries in Surtees Misc. (1888) 30 In the presens of all the hole inquest, & many oþer.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. xxviii The Mayre, Aldremen, and Shryuys with the sayde Enqueste and foure men of euery Warde were chargyd to appere at Westmynster.

1528–30 tr. T. Littleton Tenures (new ed.) f. xxxi In suche where the enquest may say theyr verdyte at large.

1623 W. Gouge Serm. Extent God's Provid. §15 The Coroner and his Inquest comming to view the bodies, found remaining but 63.

1809 W. Bawdwen tr. Domesday Bk. 623 The inquest say that Gerneber had thirteen acres of wood, and 25 acres of arable land in Irnham.

1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. ii. iii. 345 Where the object is inquiry and information only, the jury is sometimes called an Inquest.

b. grand or great inquest = grand jury n.; also transferred; grand (or great) inquest of the nation, applied to the House of Commons.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > jury > [noun] > grand jury or jury of inquiry

inquestc1305

questa1325

grand or great inquest1467

grand jury1495

jury of inquiry1588

special jurya1726

inquest jury1825

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > English or British parliament > [noun] > House of Commons

commons?1433

commonalty1450

Nether House1536

House of Commons1604

grand (or great) inquest of the nation1691

the best club in London1864

1467 Ordin. Worcester xi, in Eng. Gilds 382 That the price of ale be sessed at euery lawday by the gret enquest.

1467 Ordin. Worcester xxii, in Eng. Gilds 385 The grete enquest shalle provide..wheþer the pageant shuld go that yere or no.

1629 H. Lynde Via Tuta 241 I will giue another summons to the prime men, euen of their grand Inquest, who without partiality, will testifie on our behalfe.

1660 Exact Accompt Trial Regicides 9 Gentlemen, You are the Grand Inquest for the Body of this County of Middlesex.

1671 F. Philipps Regale Necessarium 438 The lower house or Representative of the Commons are but as a Court of grand Enquest to exhibit the grievances of the Nation and the People.]

1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions p. cxiv The House of Commons (who are the grand Inquest of the Kingdom).

1752 J. Louthian Form of Process (ed. 2) 193 Adjournment of the Grand Jury. Gentlemen of the Grand Inquest, the Court dismisses you for this Time.

1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. xix. 256 An impeachment before the lords by the commons of Great Britain, in parliament, is..a presentment to the most high and supreme court of criminal jurisdiction by the most solemn grand inquest of the whole kingdom.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxii. 748 If he is guilty of partiality, he may be called to account by the great inquest of the nation.

1903 Daily Chron. 3 July 7/1 The First Lord of the Admiralty..described it as a grand inquest of the nation.

3. In general sense.

†a. An inquiry or question; a questioning.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > [noun] > act or instance of

askOE

askingOE

questionc1350

demandc1386

inquestc1400

interrogationc1405

inquisitionc1440

questioninga1450

inquirea1500

manda1500

terogatores1511

interrogatory1533

inquiry1548

interrogator1561

interrogativea1586

quaere1589

intergatory1590

A1591

Q1591

query1610

interrogate1633

starter1673

querical1699

speer1788

qy.1819

Q1902

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1056 For-þy, sir, þis enquest I require yow here, Þat ȝe me telle with trawþe, if euer ȝe tale herde Of þe grene chapel.

1673 J. Flavell Fountain of Life xi. 134 The grand inquest of conscience is; Is God satisfied?

1845 T. De Quincey Suspiria de Profundis in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 283/2 I wearied the heavens with my inquest of beseeching looks.

†b. A search or investigation in order to find something; a pursuit; a research. In early use, esp., a knightly expedition in pursuit of something or in quest of adventures; a quest. Const. for (of, after). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > engaged in searching for [phrase] > in quest of

inquest1470

in quest1518

in (the) request of1541

in search of1563

the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > a search > knightly

questa1470

inquest1470

the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > a search

quest?c1335

search?a1475

searching out1531

searching1562

hunt1608

inquest1621

1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur ix. ii. (heading) How a damoysel came in to the courte, & desyred a knyght to take on hym an enquest.

1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) vi. 25 He founde the foot of the hors of hym for whom he wente in enqueste.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. ii. sig. Cc7 To aske..what vncouth wind, Brought her into those partes, and what inquest Made her dissemble her disguised kind.

1621 F. Quarles Hadassa in Divine Poems (1638) 110 Let strict Inquest and carefull Inquisition In all the Realme be made..For Comely Virgins, beautifull and young.

1651 I. Walton Life of Wotton in H. Wotton Reliquiæ Wottonianæ sig. b7 The City and University were both in a perplext Enquest of the Thieves.

1679 R. South Serm. Several Occasions 286 This is the Laborious and Vexatious inquest that the soul must make after Science.

c. Inquiry or investigation (into something). Now used colloquially, a discussion or investigation of a game, event, etc., after it has taken place.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > pre- or post-examination > [noun] > subsequent examination

inquest1635

post-mortem1850

1635 A. Gil Sacred Philos. Holy Script. iv. xxviii. 57 What can the soule and understanding bee busied about, but onely in the enquirie of that trueth and wisedome which God hath manifested in the creature? But whether this inquest shall be immediately after the soules departure from the body, or at the time of restitution..I cannot define.

a1644 F. Quarles Solomons Recantation (1645) vii. 35 By strict enquest into their sev'rall ways.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 241 By the Cost and Inquest of this Pious Benefactor, Sweeter Waters are at this time produced.

1837 R. W. Emerson Oration before Phi Beta Kappa Soc. 9 Let it receive from another mind its truth..without periods of solitude, inquest, and self recovery, and a fatal disservice is done.

1932 News Chron. 29 Feb. 8/5 She never in any case holds inquests. You can't make the next shot [in Golf] good by worrying over the last.

1934 Punch 3 Jan. 22/3 My intention was to wait for the inevitable inquest and then say..‘I don't play much bridge you know.’

1967 J. Symons Man who killed Himself i. i. 12 ‘What made you double that heart call?’ Clare asked... Mr. Payne wagged a finger. ‘Now now. No inquests.’

1970 Times 20 Apr. 1/5 The Apollo 13 astronauts..tonight left Hawaii to return to Houston where they will soon begin the long inquest into the spacecraft failure.

Compounds

inquest jury n. a jury of inquiry: see inquiry n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > jury > [noun] > grand jury or jury of inquiry

inquestc1305

questa1325

grand or great inquest1467

grand jury1495

jury of inquiry1588

special jurya1726

inquest jury1825

1825 J. Newell An Enquiry, etc. 31 Called in the City of London the Inquest Jury, and in the City of Westminster Leet and Annoyance Jury: and which Inquest Jury for its wisdom, usefulness, importance and power to a certain extent is not surpassed by any other.

† inquest-man n. Obsolete a member of a wardmote inquest (of the city of London).

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [noun] > conductor of inquests or coroner

crowner1327

questmonger1389

quest-ditera1500

quest-gangera1500

inquisitor1513

questman1548

coronera1640

inquest-man1766

1766 J. Entick Surv. London in New Hist. London IV. 17 Fourteen inquest-men.

1766 J. Entick Surv. London in New Hist. London IV. 373 This ward..has 20 wardmote inquest-men.

inquest-room n. the room in which a coroner's inquest is held.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > place where court is held > [noun] > place where inquest held

quest house1607

inquest-room1845

1845 C. Norton Child of Islands 109 We to the Inquest-Room, to hear, in vain, Description of the strong convulsive throes..By which a struggling life gets quit at last of pain.

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单词	inquest
释义	inquestn. Brit. /ˈɪŋkwɛst/, /ˈɪnkwɛst/, U.S. /ˈɪnˌkwɛst/, /ˈɪŋˌkwɛst/ Forms: Middle English anqueste, Middle English enqueste, Middle English–1600s enquest, Middle English– inquest, (1500s Scottish -queist). Etymology: < Old French enqueste = Provençal enquesta , Italian inchiesta , Romanic and medieval Latin inquesta , noun from feminine past participle of Common Romanic inquērĕre (Latin inquīrĕre* ), Italian inchierere , inchiedere , Provençal enquerre , enquerer , Old French enquerre , modern French enquérir to inquire v.; analogous to nouns in -ata , -ada , -ee : see -ade suffix. The spelling with in-, though frequent in the 17th cent., was not finally established until the 18th cent. The pronunciation inˈquest, whence the aphetic 'quest, came down to the end of the 17th cent. 1. a. A legal or judicial inquiry to ascertain or decide a matter of fact, esp. one made by a jury in a civil or criminal case. Formerly, a general term for all formal or official inquiries into matters of public or state interest, as fixing of prices, valuation of property with reference to assessments, etc. Now mostly = ‘coroner's inquest’ (see coroner n. 1). Great Inquest, an appellation sometimes given to the Domesday inquiry and valuation. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > trying or hearing of cause > [noun] > judicial inquiry inquestc1290 assize1297 inquisition1387 questa1393 examinationc1410 judicial inquiry1702 tribunal1916 α. c1290 Beket 387 in S. Eng. Leg. I. 117 Þoru an-queste [v.r. enqueste] he let þoruȝ þe contreies an-quere Hov muche ech Man scholde paiȝe. c1325 Poem times Edw. II (Percy) lxx Other wit[h] a fals enquest Hang him by the throte. 1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. vi. 57 Clerkes..Sholde noþer swynke ne swete ne swere at enquestes. c1400 Rom. Rose 6977 Many tymes I make enquestes..To dele with other mennes thing, That is to me a gret lykyng. 1598 tr. J. Kitchin Jurisdictions (1675) 226 Enquest shall be by custom of the Realm, between party and party. 1641 Rastell's Termes de la Ley (new ed.) f. 137^v Enquest is that inquiry which is made by Jurors in all causes civill or criminall touching the matter in fact. And such inquirie is either of office or at the mise of the parties. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ix. 80 He was indicted upon that Certificat in the County of Middlesex by the common Jury of enquest in the Kings-Bench for that County. β. 1483 Cath. Angl. 196/2 An Inqwest, Inquesicio, duodena.1614 J. Selden Titles of Honor 320 If any were distrain'd to bee made Knight, hauing neither in Fee, nor for life, twentie pounds reuenue, and the same were prou'd..by inquest, he should be discharg'd.1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection 193 in Justice Vindicated Indicted of such offences by solemn inquest of lawful men in the Kings Court.1714 tr. French Bk. of Rates 10 We have caused a general Inquest to be made into all the Tolls which are raised upon all the Rivers in Our Kingdom.1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. I. i. 45 Arbitrary inquests for offences, and illegal modes of punishment.1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. iii. 20 There being nothing more to be done until the Inquest was held next day.1874 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. I. ix. 275 The great inquest of all, the Domesday survey.1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal III. iii. 44 You had better go and watch the inquest, and make yourself useful to the coroner. b. †Court of Inquest (see quot. 1706). †Halifax inquest, a summary trial. inquest of office, (a) (see quot. 1768); (b) ‘loosely used of an inquiry into a person's right to the possession of an office held by the government to be forfeited’ (U.S.). ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > [noun] > summary and unjust Halifax law1565 Lydford law1565 Halifax inquest1598 Cupar justice1681 Jeddart justice1698 lynch law1782 Judge Lynch1835 lynching1835 lynch law1846 kangaroo justice1909 palm-tree justice1959 society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > court dealing with debt or bankruptcy Court of Conscience1603 Court of Requests1603 Court of Inquest1706 county court1846 bankruptcy court1864 society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > trying or hearing of cause > [noun] > judicial inquiry > concerning king's right to property office1432 inquest of office1768 society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > trying or hearing of cause > [noun] > judicial inquiry > concerning right to possession of an office inquest of office1882 1598 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 3 Last Bks. iv. i. 4 Some more strait-lac'd Iuror of the rest, Impannel'd of an Holy Fax inquest. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) The Court of Inquest, at Guild-hall, London, a particular Court that takes Cognizance of and determines all Complaints preferred for Debt by one Citizen against another under the sum of Forty Shillings. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. xvii. 258 Inquisition or inquest of office..is an enquiry made by the king's officer..or by commissioners specially appointed, concerning any matter that intitles the king to the possession of lands or tenements, goods or chattels. 1875 K. E. Digby Introd. Hist. Law Real Prop. x. 344 The practice is for the Crown to institute an ‘inquest of office’, usually before commissioners appointed for the purpose, for the purpose of determining whether the tenant died without leaving an heir. 1882 H. Adams John Randolph vi. 133 The proceeding was a mere inquest of office under a judicial form. c. In figurative applications. great, last, general inquest, the last Judgement. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun] > ending of existence > the last judgement doomc1200 great, last, general inquestc1315 c1315 Shoreham 94 Al desceyved schel he be, Wanne cometh the grete enqueste. 1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling 84 If now we proceed to the last part of the Rich mans Duty..we may without an Augur divine the return of that Inquest. 1669 W. Penn No Cross, No Crown i. iv. §21 In the solemn and general Inquest upon the World. 1785 W. Cowper Task ii. 135 It burns down to earth, And in the furious inquest that it makes On God's behalf, lays waste his fairest works. 1885 S. Cox Expos. 1st Ser. ix. 115 The searching inquest of the Judge eternal. 2. a. The body of men appointed to hold a legal inquiry; a jury; now esp. a coroner's jury. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > jury > [noun] > grand jury or jury of inquiry inquestc1305 questa1325 grand or great inquest1467 grand jury1495 jury of inquiry1588 special jurya1726 inquest jury1825 c1305 Pilate 196 in Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 116 Þenqueste vpe him seide þat he destruyde oure lawe..And ic..Moste nede ȝyue þe dom whan þenqueste sede. 1503 Presentm. Juries in Surtees Misc. (1888) 30 In the presens of all the hole inquest, & many oþer. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. xxviii The Mayre, Aldremen, and Shryuys with the sayde Enqueste and foure men of euery Warde were chargyd to appere at Westmynster. 1528–30 tr. T. Littleton Tenures (new ed.) f. xxxi In suche where the enquest may say theyr verdyte at large. 1623 W. Gouge Serm. Extent God's Provid. §15 The Coroner and his Inquest comming to view the bodies, found remaining but 63. 1809 W. Bawdwen tr. Domesday Bk. 623 The inquest say that Gerneber had thirteen acres of wood, and 25 acres of arable land in Irnham. 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. ii. iii. 345 Where the object is inquiry and information only, the jury is sometimes called an Inquest. b. grand or great inquest = grand jury n.; also transferred; grand (or great) inquest of the nation, applied to the House of Commons. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > jury > [noun] > grand jury or jury of inquiry inquestc1305 questa1325 grand or great inquest1467 grand jury1495 jury of inquiry1588 special jurya1726 inquest jury1825 society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > English or British parliament > [noun] > House of Commons commons?1433 commonalty1450 Nether House1536 House of Commons1604 grand (or great) inquest of the nation1691 the best club in London1864 1467 Ordin. Worcester xi, in Eng. Gilds 382 That the price of ale be sessed at euery lawday by the gret enquest. 1467 Ordin. Worcester xxii, in Eng. Gilds 385 The grete enquest shalle provide..wheþer the pageant shuld go that yere or no. 1629 H. Lynde Via Tuta 241 I will giue another summons to the prime men, euen of their grand Inquest, who without partiality, will testifie on our behalfe. 1660 Exact Accompt Trial Regicides 9 Gentlemen, You are the Grand Inquest for the Body of this County of Middlesex. 1671 F. Philipps Regale Necessarium 438 The lower house or Representative of the Commons are but as a Court of grand Enquest to exhibit the grievances of the Nation and the People.] 1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions p. cxiv The House of Commons (who are the grand Inquest of the Kingdom). 1752 J. Louthian Form of Process (ed. 2) 193 Adjournment of the Grand Jury. Gentlemen of the Grand Inquest, the Court dismisses you for this Time. 1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. xix. 256 An impeachment before the lords by the commons of Great Britain, in parliament, is..a presentment to the most high and supreme court of criminal jurisdiction by the most solemn grand inquest of the whole kingdom. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxii. 748 If he is guilty of partiality, he may be called to account by the great inquest of the nation. 1903 Daily Chron. 3 July 7/1 The First Lord of the Admiralty..described it as a grand inquest of the nation. 3. In general sense. †a. An inquiry or question; a questioning. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > [noun] > act or instance of askOE askingOE questionc1350 demandc1386 inquestc1400 interrogationc1405 inquisitionc1440 questioninga1450 inquirea1500 manda1500 terogatores1511 interrogatory1533 inquiry1548 interrogator1561 interrogativea1586 quaere1589 intergatory1590 A1591 Q1591 query1610 interrogate1633 starter1673 querical1699 speer1788 qy.1819 Q1902 c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1056 For-þy, sir, þis enquest I require yow here, Þat ȝe me telle with trawþe, if euer ȝe tale herde Of þe grene chapel. 1673 J. Flavell Fountain of Life xi. 134 The grand inquest of conscience is; Is God satisfied? 1845 T. De Quincey Suspiria de Profundis in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 283/2 I wearied the heavens with my inquest of beseeching looks. †b. A search or investigation in order to find something; a pursuit; a research. In early use, esp., a knightly expedition in pursuit of something or in quest of adventures; a quest. Const. for (of, after). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > engaged in searching for [phrase] > in quest of inquest1470 in quest1518 in (the) request of1541 in search of1563 the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > a search > knightly questa1470 inquest1470 the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > a search quest?c1335 search?a1475 searching out1531 searching1562 hunt1608 inquest1621 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur ix. ii. (heading) How a damoysel came in to the courte, & desyred a knyght to take on hym an enquest. 1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) vi. 25 He founde the foot of the hors of hym for whom he wente in enqueste. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. ii. sig. Cc7 To aske..what vncouth wind, Brought her into those partes, and what inquest Made her dissemble her disguised kind. 1621 F. Quarles Hadassa in Divine Poems (1638) 110 Let strict Inquest and carefull Inquisition In all the Realme be made..For Comely Virgins, beautifull and young. 1651 I. Walton Life of Wotton in H. Wotton Reliquiæ Wottonianæ sig. b7 The City and University were both in a perplext Enquest of the Thieves. 1679 R. South Serm. Several Occasions 286 This is the Laborious and Vexatious inquest that the soul must make after Science. c. Inquiry or investigation (into something). Now used colloquially, a discussion or investigation of a game, event, etc., after it has taken place. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > pre- or post-examination > [noun] > subsequent examination inquest1635 post-mortem1850 1635 A. Gil Sacred Philos. Holy Script. iv. xxviii. 57 What can the soule and understanding bee busied about, but onely in the enquirie of that trueth and wisedome which God hath manifested in the creature? But whether this inquest shall be immediately after the soules departure from the body, or at the time of restitution..I cannot define. a1644 F. Quarles Solomons Recantation (1645) vii. 35 By strict enquest into their sev'rall ways. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 241 By the Cost and Inquest of this Pious Benefactor, Sweeter Waters are at this time produced. 1837 R. W. Emerson Oration before Phi Beta Kappa Soc. 9 Let it receive from another mind its truth..without periods of solitude, inquest, and self recovery, and a fatal disservice is done. 1932 News Chron. 29 Feb. 8/5 She never in any case holds inquests. You can't make the next shot [in Golf] good by worrying over the last. 1934 Punch 3 Jan. 22/3 My intention was to wait for the inevitable inquest and then say..‘I don't play much bridge you know.’ 1967 J. Symons Man who killed Himself i. i. 12 ‘What made you double that heart call?’ Clare asked... Mr. Payne wagged a finger. ‘Now now. No inquests.’ 1970 Times 20 Apr. 1/5 The Apollo 13 astronauts..tonight left Hawaii to return to Houston where they will soon begin the long inquest into the spacecraft failure. Compounds inquest jury n. a jury of inquiry: see inquiry n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > jury > [noun] > grand jury or jury of inquiry inquestc1305 questa1325 grand or great inquest1467 grand jury1495 jury of inquiry1588 special jurya1726 inquest jury1825 1825 J. Newell An Enquiry, etc. 31 Called in the City of London the Inquest Jury, and in the City of Westminster Leet and Annoyance Jury: and which Inquest Jury for its wisdom, usefulness, importance and power to a certain extent is not surpassed by any other. † inquest-man n. Obsolete a member of a wardmote inquest (of the city of London). ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [noun] > conductor of inquests or coroner crowner1327 questmonger1389 quest-ditera1500 quest-gangera1500 inquisitor1513 questman1548 coronera1640 inquest-man1766 1766 J. Entick Surv. London in New Hist. London IV. 17 Fourteen inquest-men. 1766 J. Entick Surv. London in New Hist. London IV. 373 This ward..has 20 wardmote inquest-men. inquest-room n. the room in which a coroner's inquest is held. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > place where court is held > [noun] > place where inquest held quest house1607 inquest-room1845 1845 C. Norton Child of Islands 109 We to the Inquest-Room, to hear, in vain, Description of the strong convulsive throes..By which a struggling life gets quit at last of pain. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † inquestadj. Etymology: < medieval Latin inquestus for Latin inquīsītus : see inquest n. Used as past participle of inquere , inquire n.; compare conquest adj. Scottish. Obsolete. rare. Inquired, questioned. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > [adjective] > asked inquest1566 inquired1598 interrogate1625 1566 Bp. of Ross in Keith Hist. Ch. Scot. App. (1734) 135 Hir Majestie maid ane Depesche befoir sche fell seik, bot at this present may nocht be inquest thairof. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.c1290adj.1566
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