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perquisitor|pəˈkwɪzɪtə(r)|
[a. L. perquisitor, agent-n. from perquīrĕre: see perquire. Cf. F. perquisiteur (Oresme, 14th c. in Godef. Compl.) = a.]
†a. A thorough searcher. Obs. rare—0.
b. The original acquirer of an estate to which his descendants have succeeded; the first purchaser: cf. perquisite n. 1. rare.
1656Blount Glossogr., Perquisitor (Lat.) an enquirer, or diligent searcher. a1867Chief Justice Woodward in Roberts's Appeal, 39 Penn. St. Repts. 420 This proviso is a legislative recognition of the general common law principle of descents, that inheritable blood is only such as flows from the perquisitor of the estate. |