'Court of Consience' definitions:

Definition of 'Court of Consience'

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  • Request \Re*quest"\ (r[-e]*kw[e^]st"), n. [OE. requeste, OF. requeste, F. requ[^e]te, LL. requesta, for requisita, fr. L. requirere, requisitum, to seek again, ask for. See Require, and cf. Quest.]
  • 1. The act of asking for anything desired; expression of desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty. [1913 Webster]
  • I will marry her, sir, at your request. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which is asked for or requested. "He gave them their request." --Ps. cvi. 15. [1913 Webster]
  • I will both hear and grant you your requests. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A state of being desired or held in such estimation as to be sought after or asked for; demand. [1913 Webster]
  • Knowledge and fame were in as great request as wealth among us now. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Asking; solicitation; petition; prayer; supplication; entreaty; suit. [1913 Webster]