Quest

The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit; as, to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property, etc.

Request; desire; solicitation.

Those who make search or inquiry, taken collectively.

Inquest; jury of inquest.

To search for; to examine.

To go on a quest; to make a search; to go in pursuit; to beg.

a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth"