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单词 quaestor
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Definition of quaestor in English:

quaestor

noun ˈkwiːstəˈkwɛstər
  • (in ancient Rome) any of a number of officials who had charge of public revenue and expenditure.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Chosen by C. Marius as his quaestor he distinguished himself in the Numidian War.
    • Caesar serves as quaestor under governor of Further Spain.
    • Once again, elections were held for aedile, praetor, quaestor and the other traditional offices of the Republic.
    • Derek Watson, the university's quaestor and factor, said: ‘There will be significant planning issues but we are determined to reduce our carbon footprint.’
    • Another specialist was the quaestor, whose duty was to look after all the money matter.

Derivatives

  • quaestorial

  • adjective kwiːˈstɔːrɪəlkwɛˈstɔriəl
    • Here the indignant tone and violation of conventions betray the authentic voice of the emperor Maximus without quaestorial smoothing.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Cassiodorus' proficiency as a ghostwriter was so remarkable that he was called upon to perform what were technically quaestorial functions.
  • quaestorship

  • noun ˈkwiːstəʃɪpˈkwɛstərʃɪp
    • Other magistracies, the aedileship and the tribunate of the plebs, might be held between quaestorship and praetorship, but were not obligatory.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As an individual aged he could expect to hold increasingly senior posts: the quaestorship at twenty-seven, praetorship in his late thirties and the consulship at forty-two.

Origin

Latin, from an old form of quaesit- 'sought', from the verb quaerere.

Rhymes

Batista, Dniester, Easter, feaster, keister, leister
 
 

Definition of quaestor in US English:

quaestor

nounˈkwɛstərˈkwestər
  • (in ancient Rome) any of a number of officials who had charge of public revenue and expenditure.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Derek Watson, the university's quaestor and factor, said: ‘There will be significant planning issues but we are determined to reduce our carbon footprint.’
    • Another specialist was the quaestor, whose duty was to look after all the money matter.
    • Once again, elections were held for aedile, praetor, quaestor and the other traditional offices of the Republic.
    • Caesar serves as quaestor under governor of Further Spain.
    • Chosen by C. Marius as his quaestor he distinguished himself in the Numidian War.

Origin

Latin, from an old form of quaesit- ‘sought’, from the verb quaerere.

 
 
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