"questrist" meaning in All languages combined

See questrist on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: questrists [plural]
Etymology: Related to quest. Head templates: {{en-noun}} questrist (plural questrists)
  1. (obsolete) A seeker or pursuer. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-questrist-en-noun-JDtZiAx9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene vii]:",
          "text": "Some five or six and thirty of his knights,\nHot questrists after him, met him at gate;",
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        "A seeker or pursuer."
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