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ac⋅quest

  [uh-kwest]
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–noun Law.
property acquired other than by inheritance, as by purchase or gift.
Origin:
1605–15; < obs. F < VL *acquaesitum that which has been acquired, n. use of *acquaesitus (ptp. of *acquaerere to acquire, alter. of L acquīrere to acquire )
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Main Entry: ac·quest
Pronunciation: &-'kwest, a-
Function: noun
in the civil law of Louisiana : ACQUET
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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