Querie
Querie, in historical English, refers to an inquiry or a question asked for information. Today the standard spelling is query, and querie is generally regarded as obsolete or confined to discussions of older texts. The term appeared in Middle English and Early Modern English with the same broad sense as a request for information or clarification.
Etymology and variants: Querie derives from Latin quaerere, meaning to seek or ask, through Old French querie
Usage in literature and history: In historical documents, legal records, and literary works from the medieval
In computing and contemporary English: In current usage, query is the standard term in both general and