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quest

1 quest /ˈkwɛst/ noun
plural quests
1 quest
/ˈkwɛst/
noun
plural quests
Britannica Dictionary definition of QUEST
[count] formal + literary
: a journey made in search of something
: a long and difficult effort to find or do something

in quest of

: searching for (something)
2 quest /ˈkwɛst/ verb
quests; quested; questing
2 quest
/ˈkwɛst/
verb
quests; quested; questing
Britannica Dictionary definition of QUEST
[no object] formal + literary
: to go on a journey to find something