quest

quest
{{11}}quest (n.) c.1300, "an inquest;" early 14c., "a search for something" (especially of judicial inquiries or hounds seeking game), from O.Fr. queste (Fr. quête), properly "the act of seeking," from M.L. questa "search, inquiry," alteration of L. quæsitus, pp. of quærere "seek, gain, ask" (see QUERY (Cf. query)). Romance sense of "adventure undertaken by a knight" (especially the search for the Grail) is attested from late 14c.
{{12}}quest (v.) c.1400, "to seek game, hunt," from O.Fr. quester, from queste (see QUEST (Cf. quest) (n.)). Related: Quested; questing.

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