enqueste

Middle English

Noun

enqueste

Alternative form of enquest

Middle French

Noun

enqueste f (plural enquestes)

investigation; inquiry; inquest

Old French

Alternative forms

inqueste

Etymology

Latin inquīsita, from inquīrō (“search after, enquire”).

Noun

enqueste oblique singular, f (oblique plural enquestes, nominative singular enqueste, nominative plural enquestes)

search
inquiry
investigation; inquiry; inquest
- c. 1250, Rutebeuf, De sainte Esglise:
  Se li rois feïst or enqueste
  Sor ceus qui ce font si honeste,
  If the king now conducted an inquest
  Into those who claim to be so honest

Related terms

enquerre

Descendants

English: inquest
French: enquête

References

Etymology and history of “enquête”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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