"quest" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkwɛst(ə)/ Forms: questes [plural]
Etymology: Partly from Anglo-Norman queste, Old French queste, and partly from their source, Latin quaesta. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|queste}} Anglo-Norman queste, {{bor|enm|fro|queste}} Old French queste, {{bor|enm|la|quaesta}} Latin quaesta Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} quest, {{enm-noun|pl=questes}} quest (plural questes)
  1. (Late Middle English) A legal inquest or investigation; a session of court. Tags: Late-Middle-English Categories (topical): Directives
    Sense id: en-quest-enm-noun-LJDL~ez3 Disambiguation of Directives: 12 11 14 7 19 20 17 Categories (other): Late Middle English
  2. (Late Middle English) A group or body of jurors Tags: Late-Middle-English Categories (topical): Directives
    Sense id: en-quest-enm-noun-jzTmDveM Disambiguation of Directives: 12 11 14 7 19 20 17 Categories (other): Late Middle English
  3. (rare) A body of judges or other individuals commissioned to make a decision or verdict Tags: rare Categories (topical): Directives, Law
    Sense id: en-quest-enm-noun-S6UkA1Bk Disambiguation of Directives: 12 11 14 7 19 20 17 Disambiguation of Law: 7 5 19 22 14 13 20 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 16 10 26 8 19 18 3 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 9 27 7 19 18 3
  4. (rare) The decision or verdict reached by such a body of judges. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-quest-enm-noun-qauZnTBu Disambiguation of Law: 7 5 19 22 14 13 20
  5. (rare) A quest, mission, or search.
    (rare) The finding of prey by hunting dogs during a hunt.
    Tags: rare Categories (topical): Directives, Hunting, Law
    Sense id: en-quest-enm-noun-FA17ZSe2 Disambiguation of Directives: 12 11 14 7 19 20 17 Disambiguation of Hunting: 8 5 8 5 36 35 4 Disambiguation of Law: 7 5 19 22 14 13 20
  6. (rare) A quest, mission, or search.
    (rare, Late Middle English) The howling upon finding prey by hunting dogs during a hunt.
    Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare Categories (topical): Directives, Hunting, Law
    Sense id: en-quest-enm-noun-taVgeui0 Disambiguation of Directives: 12 11 14 7 19 20 17 Disambiguation of Hunting: 8 5 8 5 36 35 4 Disambiguation of Law: 7 5 19 22 14 13 20 Categories (other): Late Middle English
  7. (rare, Late Middle English) A petition or asking. Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare Categories (topical): Directives, Law
    Sense id: en-quest-enm-noun-N3giMUk8 Disambiguation of Directives: 12 11 14 7 19 20 17 Disambiguation of Law: 7 5 19 22 14 13 20 Categories (other): Late Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: queste, qwest, qwhest Related terms: conquest, enquest, questen, questioun, questor, request

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