REQUEST

I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *requaesta, from feminine of requaestus, past participle of requaerere to require Date: 14th century the act or an instance of asking for something, something asked for , the condition or fact of being ~ed , the state of being sought after ; demand , II. transitive verb Date: 1533 to make a ~ to or of , to ask as a favor or privilege , to ask (a person) to come or go to a thing or place, to ask for , see: ask ~er or ~or noun