QUEST

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~e, Vulgar Latin *quaesta, from Latin, feminine of quaestus, past participle of quaerere Date: 14th century 1. a jury of in~, investigation, an act or instance of seeking:, pursuit , search , a chivalrous enterprise in medieval romance usually involving an adventurous journey, a person or group of persons who search or make inquiry, II. verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. of a dog to search a trail, bay , to go on a ~, transitive verb to search for, to ask for, ~er noun