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quaestor /kwēˈstör, -stər or kwīˈstor/ noun- An ancient Roman magistrate, in early times an investigator, prosecutor or judge in murder cases, later a financial officer with various other functions
- An officer of the European Parliament charged with supervising the administrative and financial concerns of MEPs
- In the Middle Ages (usu quesˈtor) a church official who granted indulgences, a pardoner
- A treasurer
ORIGIN: L quaestor, -ōris, from quaerere, quaesītum to seek quaestorial /-tōˈri-əl or -töˈ/ adjective quaesˈtorship noun quaesˈtūary adjective - Moneymaking
- Seeking profit
noun (obsolete)- Someone who seeks profits
- A pardoner
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