1. (n.) The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit; as, to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property, etc.

2. (n.) Request; desire; solicitation.

3. (n.) Those who make search or inquiry, taken collectively.

4. (n.) Inquest; jury of inquest.

5. (n.) To search for; to examine.

6. (v. i.) To go on a quest; to make a search; to go in pursuit; to beg.

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