questmongern.

Brit.

/ˈkwɛs(t)ˌmʌŋɡə/, U.S.

/ˈkwɛs(t)ˌmɑŋɡər/,

/ˈkwɛs(t)ˌməŋɡər/

Forms: see quest n.² and monger n.¹; also late Middle English questemongegers (plural, transmission error).

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

Etymology: < quest n.² + monger n.¹

A person who conducts or participates in judicial inquiries; esp. one who (habitually) profits by initiating lawsuits. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

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

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1389 in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt Bk. London Eng. (1931) 43 If any brother or soster..by-come of euel fame oþer of euel name, as thef or comune barettour or comune questmonger or meyntenour of quereles,..þat anon he be put out of þe fraternite.

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xix. 367 (MED) Thanne alkyn crystene..Repenteden..saue..Lyeres and questmongeres þat were forsworen ofte.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 540 (MED) Thei schulden haue lyued..as..gileful, crafti men, or iurouris and questmongers or pleders for mony (thouȝ the causis of plee be wrong).

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1897–1973) 205 All fals indydytars [read indytars], Quest mangers, and Iurers And all thise fals out rydars Ar welcom to my sight.

a1555 H. Latimer 27 Serm. (1562) ii. f. 28 Aboue al things, these questmongers had nede to take hede.

1622 F. Bacon Hist. Raigne Henry VII 211 Hauing euer a Rabble of Promoters, Questmongers and Leading Iurors at their Command.

1776 J. Entick Hist. London I. 293 Lawyers, jurors, and questmongers.

1906 C. Oman tr. Ianomical Chron. St. Mary's, York in Great Revolt 1381 App. V. 193 They levelled to the ground..all the dwellings of the jurors and questmongers belonging to the Marshalsea during that night.

1988 R. Hilton Bond Men made Free viii. 194 They attacked not only the lawyers themselves..but others closely associated with the judicial processes. These included ‘questmongers’ who made a profession of sitting on juries of inquisition.

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

单词	questmonger
释义	questmongern. Brit. /ˈkwɛs(t)ˌmʌŋɡə/, U.S. /ˈkwɛs(t)ˌmɑŋɡər/, /ˈkwɛs(t)ˌməŋɡər/ Forms: see quest n.² and monger n.¹; also late Middle English questemongegers (plural, transmission error). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quest n.², monger n.¹ Etymology: < quest n.² + monger n.¹ A person who conducts or participates in judicial inquiries; esp. one who (habitually) profits by initiating lawsuits. Now historical and rare. 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 1389 in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt Bk. London Eng. (1931) 43 If any brother or soster..by-come of euel fame oþer of euel name, as thef or comune barettour or comune questmonger or meyntenour of quereles,..þat anon he be put out of þe fraternite. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xix. 367 (MED) Thanne alkyn crystene..Repenteden..saue..Lyeres and questmongeres þat were forsworen ofte. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 540 (MED) Thei schulden haue lyued..as..gileful, crafti men, or iurouris and questmongers or pleders for mony (thouȝ the causis of plee be wrong). a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1897–1973) 205 All fals indydytars [read indytars], Quest mangers, and Iurers And all thise fals out rydars Ar welcom to my sight. a1555 H. Latimer 27 Serm. (1562) ii. f. 28 Aboue al things, these questmongers had nede to take hede. 1622 F. Bacon Hist. Raigne Henry VII 211 Hauing euer a Rabble of Promoters, Questmongers and Leading Iurors at their Command. 1776 J. Entick Hist. London I. 293 Lawyers, jurors, and questmongers. 1906 C. Oman tr. Ianomical Chron. St. Mary's, York in Great Revolt 1381 App. V. 193 They levelled to the ground..all the dwellings of the jurors and questmongers belonging to the Marshalsea during that night. 1988 R. Hilton Bond Men made Free viii. 194 They attacked not only the lawyers themselves..but others closely associated with the judicial processes. These included ‘questmongers’ who made a profession of sitting on juries of inquisition. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1389
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