What lawful quest have given their verdict ?
Shak.
Quest, v. t. [Cf. OF. quester, F. quÍter. See Quest, n.] To search for;
to examine. [R.] Sir T. Herbert.
Quest, v. i. To go on a quest; to make a search; to go in pursuit; to
beg. [R.]
If his questing had been unsuccessful, he appeased the rage of
hunger with some scraps of broken meat.
Macaulay.
Quest"ant (?), n. [OF. questant, F. quÍtant, p. pr.] One who undertakes
a quest; a seeker. [Obs.] Shak.