单词 | questore |
释义 | Questoren. In Italy or in Italian contexts: a commissary of police. Cf. quaestor n. 3b. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > [noun] > one who has charge of or manages money > one who manages public money > specific officials > in France Questore1861 1861 Times 28 June 10/3 Some arrests..took place, and the Questore returned, having ‘restored tranquility.’ 1879 Decatur (Illinois) Daily Rev. 25 Mar. He besought the Questore to let him return to his beloved prison. 1943 I. Origo Diary 10 Dec. in War in Val d'Orcia (1947) 120 His family succeeded in speaking to the Questore, and inquired what charge there was against him. 1972 K. Benton Spy in Chancery v. 36 The Questore of Rome had done his polished best to make the luncheon for the Interpol delegates a success. 1999 C. Levy Gramsci & Anarchists vi. 222 An anarchist bombing of a crowded theatre, which had been intended for the offices of the questore next door, severely weakened the campaign. 2005 O. Pearson Albania in Occupation & War iii. 213 The Italians appointed Çami questore or military police governor of Korçë. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1861 |
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