American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
Edition - n. The act or an instance of seeking or pursuing
something; a search. - n. An expedition undertaken in medieval
romance by a knight in order to perform a prescribed feat: the
quest for the Holy Grail. - n. Archaic A jury of inquest. - v.
To go on a quest. - v. To search for game. - v. To search for;
seek. Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia - n. The act of seeking;
search; pursuit; suit. - n. An act of searching or seeking, as
for a particular object: as, the quest of the holy grail. - n. A
body of searchers collectively; a searching party. - n. Inquiry;
examination. - n. Request; desire; solicitation; prayer; demand.
- n. A jury of inquest; a sworn body of examiners; also, an
inquest. - To go in search; make search or inquiry; pursue. - To
go begging. - To give tongue, as a dog on the scent of game. -
To search or seek for; inquire into or examine. - To announce by
giving tongue, as a dog. - n. Same as queest. - n. A journey or
effort in p