request

Definitions

1. 1.That which is asked for or requested. "He gave them their request." Ps. cvi.
2. 2.I will both hear and grant you your requests. Shak.
3. 3.A state of being desired or held in such estimation as to be sought after or asked for; demand. Knowledge and fame were in as great request as wealth among us now. Sir W. Temple. Court of Requests. (a) A local tribunal, sometimes called Court of Consience, founded by act of Parliament to facilitate the recovery of small debts from any inhabitant or trader in the district defined by the act; -- now mostly abolished. (b) A court of equity for the relief of such persons as addressed the sovereign by supplication; -- now abolished. It was inferior to the Court of Chancery. [Eng.] Brande & C.
4. 4.To ask for (something); to express desire ffor; to solicit; as, to request his presence, or a favor.
5. 5.To address with a request; to ask. I request you To give my poor host freedom. Shak. See Beg.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is request.

• What is that which is asked for or requested. "He gave them their request." Ps. cvi called?
• What is i will both hear and grant you your requests. Shak called?
• What is to ask for (something); to express desire ffor; to solicit; as, to request his presence, or a favor called?
• What is to address with a request; to ask. I request you To give my poor host freedom. Shak. See Beg called?