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单词 acquest
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acquest

[ uh-kwest ]
/ əˈkwɛst /

noun Law.

property acquired other than by inheritance, as by purchase or gift.

Origin of acquest

1605–15; <obsolete French <Vulgar Latin *acquaesitum that which has been acquired, noun use of *acquaesitus (past participle of *acquaerere to acquire, alteration of Latin acquīrere to acquire)

Words nearby acquest

acquaint, acquaintance, acquaintance rape, acquaintance violence, acquainted, acquest, acquiesce, acquiescence, acquiescent, acquire, acquired
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  • And in the pursuit and acquest of this knowledge he stuck neither at any labour or cost.

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