Main Entry: in·quest

Pronunciation: \ˈin-ˌkwest\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French enqueste, from Vulgar Latin *inquaesta, feminine of *inquaestus, past participle of *inquaerere to inquire

Date: 13th century

1 a : a judicial or official inquiry or examination especially before a jury <a coroner's inquest> b : a body of people (as a jury) assembled to hold such an inquiry c : the finding of the jury upon such inquiry or the document recording it
2 : inquiry, investigation