Main Entry: 1quest Pronunciation: 'kwest Function: noun Etymology: Middle
English, search, pursuit, investigation, inquest, from Middle French queste
search, pursuit, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin quaesta, from Latin, feminine of
quaestus, past participle of quaerere Date: 14th century 1 a : a jury of inquest
b : INVESTIGATION 2 : an act or instance of seeking:
a : PURSUIT, SEARCH b : a chivalrous enterprise in medieval romance usually
involving an adventurous journey 3 obsolete : a
person or group of persons who search or make inquiry
