Shak.
Syn. -- To ask; solicit; entreat; beseech. See Beg.
Re*quest"er (-?r), n. One who requests; a petitioner.
Re*quick"en (r?-kw?k"'n), v. t. To quicken anew; to reanimate; to give
new life to. Shak.
Re"qui*em (r?"kw?-?m;277), n. [Acc. of L. requies rest, the first words
of the Mass being "Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine," give eternal
rest to them, O lord; pref. re- re + quies quiet. See Quiet, n., and
cf. Requin.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) A mass said or sung for the repose of a
departed soul.
We should profane the service of the dead To sing a requiem and
such rest to her As to peace-parted souls.
Shak.
2. Any grand musical composition, performed in honor of a deceased
person.