quest
noun
- plot device in mythology and fiction
- journey or effort in pursuit of a goal
verb
- go on a quest searching for
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kwɛst/
name
Etymology: Borrowed from German Quest.
- A surname from German.
noun
- Acronym of quantized electronic structure.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English quest, queste; partly from Anglo-Norman queste, Old French queste (“acquisition, search, hunt”), and partly from their source, Latin quaesta (“tribute, tax, inquiry, search”), noun use of quaesita, the feminine past participle of quaerō (“to ask, seek”).
- To seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a mission or job.
- To search for something; to seek.
“Next day we quested in search of our caravan, and after some pains recovered it.”
- To locate and attach to a host animal.