Acquent

/əˈkwɛnt/ adjective

Definition

An archaic or obsolete form meaning accustomed, habitual, or familiar through use or experience.

Etymology

From Old French acointier or possibly Latin frequens (frequent). This is an extremely rare and archaic adjective, largely lost to modern English, related to words about becoming familiar through repetition.

Kelly Says

Acquent is so obsolete that it barely appears in modern English at all—language naturally drops words that become redundant when other words work better, which is why 'familiar' or 'accustomed' completely replaced this old term!

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