Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - quest

 I. noun  Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~e, Vulgar Latin *quaesta, from Latin, feminine of quaestus, past participle of quaerere  Date: 14th century  1.  a. a jury of in~  b. investigation  2. an act or instance of seeking:  a. pursuit, search  b. a chivalrous enterprise in medieval romance usually involving an adventurous journey  3. obsolete a person or group of persons who search or make inquiry  II. verb  Date: 14th century  intransitive verb  1. of a dog  a. to search a trail  b. bay  2. to go on a ~  transitive verb  1. to search for  2. to ask for  • ~er noun