quest

 
Pronunciation: /kwɛst/

noun

  • a long or arduous search for something: the quest for a reliable vaccine has intensified
  • (in medieval romance) an expedition made by a knight to accomplish a prescribed task.

verb

[no object]
  • search for something: he was a real scientist, questing after truth
  • [with object] literary search for; seek out: they quest wisdom

Derivatives

quester

(also questor) noun

questingly

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French queste (noun), quester (verb), based on Latin quaerere 'ask, seek'. See also inquest