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quaes·tor
noun
or ques·tor \ˈkwestə(r), ˈkwēs-\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English questor, from Latin quaestor, from quaesitus, quaestus (past participle of quaerere to seek, ask) + -or
1.
a. : any of various Roman officials in charge of public monies (as a treasurer of state or paymaster of troops)
b. : a public judge or prosecutor in a criminal trial in early Rome
2. [Middle English questor, from Medieval Latin, from Latin quaestor] : an agent of a pope or bishop appointed formerly as a public preacher, charged with the mission of collecting alms, and authorized to grant indulgences to those contributing
3. [modification (influenced by Latin quaestor) of French questeur, from Latin quaestor] : questeur |