quêten.

Brit.

/kɛt/, U.S.

/kɛt/

Forms: 1700s quete, 1700s– quête.

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

Etymology: < French quête quest n.²

1. Roman Catholic Church. The collection of alms or donations; = quest n.² 7. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > benefice > other financial matters > [noun] > collection

quest1528

collection1535

quête?1735

?1735 Trip through Town 58 The Choice generally falls on the handsomest Lady of the City..where the Quete is made, who..stands at the Church-Door, with a large Purse open, to receive the benevolence of the Well-dispos'd.

1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 2 I enquired..what was become of Father Felix, who did the duties of the quête.

1833 J. F. Cooper Headsman I. xiii. 226 Good luck to thee, Father Xavier, and a rich quête.

1917 M. K. Waddington My War Diary 89 The chantre also made the quête. He had neither plate nor bag—held out his hand and every one put the offering in the hollow of the palm.

2. A traditional act of begging for food or alms to the accompaniment of folk song, spec. during or at the end of a folk play, as a collection of donations for the performers. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > other performances > [noun]

jest1592

entremet1766

parlour trick1866

quête1903

Gesamtkunstwerk1939

mixed media1945

the mind > possession > poverty > mendicancy > [noun] > begging > traditional on specific occasion

souling1813

gooding1818

Thomasing1847

quête1903

1903 E. K. Chambers Mediæval Stage I. vi. 119 Hardly a rural merry-making..is without its procession; if it is only in the simple form of the quête which the children consider themselves entitled to make.

1933 E. K. Chambers Eng. Folk-play 13 Structurally, the piece falls into three parts: the Presentation.., the Drama.., the Quête.

1979 R. Palmer Eng. Country Songs 15 A number of such songs..provided the opportunity for a quête.

1999 S. Tillis Rethinking Folk Drama vii. 192 It is just as easy..to see the quête as a celebration of the community that has been effected [sic] by the reconciliations within the drama.

Compounds

quête song n. a song traditionally sung as an accompaniment to the collecting of donations for the performers during or at the end of a folk play.

ΚΠ

1903 E. K. Chambers Mediæval Stage I. viii. 168 The rest..have either become..mere quête songs, or..have taken on a Christian colouring.

1995 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 108 341/2 Auffret's contribution includes..hymns, quête songs, and Christmas carols.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quête
释义	quêten. Brit. /kɛt/, U.S. /kɛt/ Forms: 1700s quete, 1700s– quête. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French quête. Etymology: < French quête quest n.² 1. Roman Catholic Church. The collection of alms or donations; = quest n.² 7. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > benefice > other financial matters > [noun] > collection quest1528 collection1535 quête?1735 ?1735 Trip through Town 58 The Choice generally falls on the handsomest Lady of the City..where the Quete is made, who..stands at the Church-Door, with a large Purse open, to receive the benevolence of the Well-dispos'd. 1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 2 I enquired..what was become of Father Felix, who did the duties of the quête. 1833 J. F. Cooper Headsman I. xiii. 226 Good luck to thee, Father Xavier, and a rich quête. 1917 M. K. Waddington My War Diary 89 The chantre also made the quête. He had neither plate nor bag—held out his hand and every one put the offering in the hollow of the palm. 2. A traditional act of begging for food or alms to the accompaniment of folk song, spec. during or at the end of a folk play, as a collection of donations for the performers. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > other performances > [noun] jest1592 entremet1766 parlour trick1866 quête1903 Gesamtkunstwerk1939 mixed media1945 the mind > possession > poverty > mendicancy > [noun] > begging > traditional on specific occasion souling1813 gooding1818 Thomasing1847 quête1903 1903 E. K. Chambers Mediæval Stage I. vi. 119 Hardly a rural merry-making..is without its procession; if it is only in the simple form of the quête which the children consider themselves entitled to make. 1933 E. K. Chambers Eng. Folk-play 13 Structurally, the piece falls into three parts: the Presentation.., the Drama.., the Quête. 1979 R. Palmer Eng. Country Songs 15 A number of such songs..provided the opportunity for a quête. 1999 S. Tillis Rethinking Folk Drama vii. 192 It is just as easy..to see the quête as a celebration of the community that has been effected [sic] by the reconciliations within the drama. Compounds quête song n. a song traditionally sung as an accompaniment to the collecting of donations for the performers during or at the end of a folk play. ΚΠ 1903 E. K. Chambers Mediæval Stage I. viii. 168 The rest..have either become..mere quête songs, or..have taken on a Christian colouring. 1995 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 108 341/2 Auffret's contribution includes..hymns, quête songs, and Christmas carols. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1735
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