n.
- a long or arduous search.
- (in medieval romance) an expedition by a knight to accomplish a prescribed task.
v.
search for something.
Derivative
- quester
(also questor)
n.
- questing adj.
- questingly adv.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. queste (n.), quester (v.), based on L. quaerere ‘ask, seek’.