a. Obs. 6–7. Also, acquysite, acquisit. [ad. L. acquīsīt-us pa. pple. of acquīrĕre. See ACQUIRE.] Acquired; gained, gotten, obtained for oneself. Used orig. also as pa. pple. of ACQUIRE.
1532. More, Confut. Tindale, Wks. 1557, 696/1. The faythe acquysite and gotten by gyuing credence to the reporte.
1621. Burton, Anat. Mel., I. i. II. ii. A Humor is a liquid or fluent part of the Body … either innate and borne with vs, or adventitious and acquisite.
1634. Preston, New Covenant, 323. It is not only put into the mind as acquisit habits are, but it is ingrafted as any naturall disposition is.
1660. Milton, Free Commw., 436. Good Education and acquisit Wisdom ought to correct the fluxible fault, if any such be.
1677. Hale, Prim. Orig. Man., 63. Which could not be from any habit barely acquisite by the exercise of Faculties.
