Definition of Acqust
Ac*quest" (#), n. [OF. aquest, F.
acquêt, fr. LL. acquestum, acquisītum, for
L. acquisītum, p. p. (used substantively) of acquirere
to acquire. See Acquire.]
1. Acquisition; the thing gained. [R.]
Bacon.
2. (Law) Property acquired by purchase,
gift, or otherwise than by inheritance. Bouvier.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (Rare): acquisition; the thing gained. w:Francis Bacon.
- (Law): property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance. - w:John Bouvier.
NOTE: Bouvier, 1856, from which the Webster derives, uses the spelling "acquets"
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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