questmann.

Brit.

/ˈkwɛs(t)mən/, U.S.

/ˈkwɛs(t)mən/

Inflections: Plural questmen.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quest n.², man n.¹

Etymology: < quest n.² + man n.¹Sense 2 was probably the original sense.

Chiefly Christian Church.

1. A churchwarden's assistant, a sidesman. Now historical.Quot. 1454 may perhaps belong at sense 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > church-warden > [noun] > assistant to

questman1454

sidesman1558

sideman1570

sworn man1571

1454 in T. Gardner Hist. Acct. Dunwich (1754) 149 To the Quest Men for the Ton 12d.

1555 Bp. Hoplin in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. II. 189 I dyd sende ymedyatlie for the sayd Curate, the Churche wardeyns, and the questmen.

1624 Bp. J. Hall True Peace-maker 33 Who troubles the house?.. In the Church..not the carelesse questman, not the corrupt Officiall, but the clamorous Preacher.

a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 342 We have in every Parish..Churchwardens, Questmen, or Sidemen, and Overseers for the Poor.

1857 Times 31 Jan. 10/5 The churchwardens or questmen shall take care that the churchyards be well and sufficiently repaired.

1970 G. E. Evans Where Beards wag All xviii. 194 (note) Many stories concern the sidesmen or questmen who kept the congregation alert and in order.

2007 H. R. French Middle Sort of People ii. 109 Pitman stresses the local variations that could occur in the selection of churchwardens, questmen, and overseers.

2. A person appointed to undertake or participate in an inquiry or inquisition (cf. quest n.² 2); spec. (a) a parish or ward official elected annually, esp. to inquire into abuses of weights and measures; (b) a layperson appointed by a bishop to inquire into and report offenders against Church observance or doctrine. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [noun] > conductor of inquests or coroner

crowner1327

questmonger1389

quest-ditera1500

quest-gangera1500

inquisitor1513

questman1548

coronera1640

inquest-man1766

1548 Geste Serm. in H. G. Dugdale Life (1840) 188 All judges, all officers, all quest men which have sworne to speake the truthe.

1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 27 They..come to beare office of Questman and Scauinger in the Parish where they dwell.

1631 R. Brathwait Whimzies xvi. 125 This Questman..becomes frequently versed in sundry ancient Presidents.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Quest-Men, persons who are chosen yearly in every Ward, and meet about Christmas, to enquire into Abuses and Misdemeanours committed therein, especially such as relate to Weights and Measures.

1732 D. Neal Hist. Puritans I. 307 To give it in charge to their Quest-men to present the names of all Non-conformists.

1761 London & Environs Described IV. 23 [The mob of 1381] levelled to the ground the houses of all lawyers and questmen.

1895 J. Brown Pilgrim Fathers I. 35 He swore in six questmen to bring presentments against such as come not to church.

1926 A. W. Reed Early Tudor Drama vii. 180 It was the office of the questman to inquire into and maintain the doctrinal integrity of the parish.

1997 R. Firth-Green in J. A. Burrows et al. Ess. Ricardian Lit. 180 It is all too easy to be misled..into assuming that the kind of truth sought by a medieval questman was much the same as that preoccupying the members of a modern jury.

†3. = quaestor n. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > other clergy > [noun] > pardoner

quaestor1372

pardonerc1387

pardonister1402

pardon-monger1570

indulgentiary1577

quaestuary1615

indulgencer1647

pardon-pedlar1653

questman1691

questionary1820

1691 A. Gavin Frauds Romish Monks 262 One of the Quest-men told her, That they would take care to make a little shift of it, for some small Soul in Purgatory.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	questman
释义	questmann. Brit. /ˈkwɛs(t)mən/, U.S. /ˈkwɛs(t)mən/ Inflections: Plural questmen. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quest n.², man n.¹ Etymology: < quest n.² + man n.¹Sense 2 was probably the original sense. Chiefly Christian Church. 1. A churchwarden's assistant, a sidesman. Now historical.Quot. 1454 may perhaps belong at sense 2. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > church-warden > [noun] > assistant to questman1454 sidesman1558 sideman1570 sworn man1571 1454 in T. Gardner Hist. Acct. Dunwich (1754) 149 To the Quest Men for the Ton 12d. 1555 Bp. Hoplin in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. II. 189 I dyd sende ymedyatlie for the sayd Curate, the Churche wardeyns, and the questmen. 1624 Bp. J. Hall True Peace-maker 33 Who troubles the house?.. In the Church..not the carelesse questman, not the corrupt Officiall, but the clamorous Preacher. a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 342 We have in every Parish..Churchwardens, Questmen, or Sidemen, and Overseers for the Poor. 1857 Times 31 Jan. 10/5 The churchwardens or questmen shall take care that the churchyards be well and sufficiently repaired. 1970 G. E. Evans Where Beards wag All xviii. 194 (note) Many stories concern the sidesmen or questmen who kept the congregation alert and in order. 2007 H. R. French Middle Sort of People ii. 109 Pitman stresses the local variations that could occur in the selection of churchwardens, questmen, and overseers. 2. A person appointed to undertake or participate in an inquiry or inquisition (cf. quest n.² 2); spec. (a) a parish or ward official elected annually, esp. to inquire into abuses of weights and measures; (b) a layperson appointed by a bishop to inquire into and report offenders against Church observance or doctrine. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [noun] > conductor of inquests or coroner crowner1327 questmonger1389 quest-ditera1500 quest-gangera1500 inquisitor1513 questman1548 coronera1640 inquest-man1766 1548 Geste Serm. in H. G. Dugdale Life (1840) 188 All judges, all officers, all quest men which have sworne to speake the truthe. 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 27 They..come to beare office of Questman and Scauinger in the Parish where they dwell. 1631 R. Brathwait Whimzies xvi. 125 This Questman..becomes frequently versed in sundry ancient Presidents. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Quest-Men, persons who are chosen yearly in every Ward, and meet about Christmas, to enquire into Abuses and Misdemeanours committed therein, especially such as relate to Weights and Measures. 1732 D. Neal Hist. Puritans I. 307 To give it in charge to their Quest-men to present the names of all Non-conformists. 1761 London & Environs Described IV. 23 [The mob of 1381] levelled to the ground the houses of all lawyers and questmen. 1895 J. Brown Pilgrim Fathers I. 35 He swore in six questmen to bring presentments against such as come not to church. 1926 A. W. Reed Early Tudor Drama vii. 180 It was the office of the questman to inquire into and maintain the doctrinal integrity of the parish. 1997 R. Firth-Green in J. A. Burrows et al. Ess. Ricardian Lit. 180 It is all too easy to be misled..into assuming that the kind of truth sought by a medieval questman was much the same as that preoccupying the members of a modern jury. †3. = quaestor n. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > other clergy > [noun] > pardoner quaestor1372 pardonerc1387 pardonister1402 pardon-monger1570 indulgentiary1577 quaestuary1615 indulgencer1647 pardon-pedlar1653 questman1691 questionary1820 1691 A. Gavin Frauds Romish Monks 262 One of the Quest-men told her, That they would take care to make a little shift of it, for some small Soul in Purgatory. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1454
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