Meanings
verbinquiet (third-person singular simple present inquiets, present participle inquieting, simple past and past participle inquieted)
present singular third person inquiets · participle present inquieting · participle past inquieted · past inquieted
- obsoletetransitiveTo disquiet.
His saide subiectes[…]shall [not] be sued, vexed, nor inquieted in theyr bodies goodes landes nor cattalles
1530-1531, King Henry VIII, Public Act 22
Origin
- Latininquietare
- Englishinquiet
Borrowed from Latin inquietare: compare French inquiéter. See quiet.
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APA
inquiet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inquiet
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“inquiet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inquiet. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inquiet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inquiet.
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