acquist

English edit

Noun edit

acquist (plural acquists)

(obsolete) Acquisition; gain.
- 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes:
  His servants he with new acquist
  Of true experience from this great event
  With peace and consolation hath dismist.

Verb edit

acquist (third-person singular simple present acquists, present participle acquisting, simple past and past participle acquisted)

(obsolete, transitive) To acquire.

References edit

“acquist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams edit

acquits