"quête" meaning in French

See quête in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɛt/ [Europe], /kɛːt/ [Canada], /kaɛ̯t/ [Canada] Audio: Qc-quête.oga Forms: quêtes [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French queste, from Old French queste, from Latin quaesta, noun use of quaesita, feminine of quaesitus, past participle of quaerō. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|queste|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French queste, {{inh+|fr|frm|queste}} Inherited from Middle French queste, {{inh|fr|fro|queste}} Old French queste, {{inh|fr|la|quaesta}} Latin quaesta Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} quête f (plural quêtes)
  1. quest, search Tags: feminine Derived forms: en quête, quêter Related terms: quérir, question
    Sense id: en-quête-fr-noun-ghrKcGrG Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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