English
acquest
Acquest comes from Middle English aqueste.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500aqueste
- Englishearliest quotation a. 1627acquest
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500aqueste
- Englishearliest quotation a. 1627acquest
Earliest quotation: a. 1627, Francis Bacon, Considerations Touching a Warre with Spaine. […]: “the Palatinate , it is a maxim in state…”
Every English word from Middle English aqueste
Today it means
noun Acquisition; the thing gained.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English aqueste / acquest