Definition of: quest

(kwest) noun
1. The act of seeking; a looking for something; a search, as an adventure or expedition in medieval romance; also, the person or persons making the search.
2. Rare An inquest.
—v.i.
1. To go on a quest.
2. To make a search.
3. To search for game; also, to bay on the trail of game: said of hunting dogs.
—v.t.
4. To search for; seek. [<OF queste <L quaesitus, pp. of quaerere ask, seek]
—quest′er noun