acquest means acquisition; the thing gained. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
acquest is pronounced /əˈkwɛst/.
Etymology
From Middle English aqueste (later conflating with enqueste), from Old French aquest, (French acquêt), from Vulgar Latin *acquaesitum, ultimately from Latin quaerere (“seek”). Doublet of acquis.
noun
- Acquisition; the thing gained.“the Palatinate , it is a maxim in state , that all countries of new acquest, till they be settled , are rather matters of burden than of strength”
- Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance.