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View synonyms for quaestor
quaestor
or ques·tor
[ kwes-ter, kwee-ster ]
noun
, Roman History.
- one of two subordinates of the consuls serving as public prosecutors in certain criminal cases.
- (later) one of the public magistrates in charge of the state funds, as treasury officers or those attached to the consuls and provincial governors.
quaestor
/ ˈkwɛstə; -tɔː; ˈkwiːstə; kwɛˈstɔːrɪəl /
noun
- any of several magistrates of ancient Rome, usually a financial administrator
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Derived Forms
- ˈquaestorˌship, noun
- quaestorial, adjective
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Other Words From
- quaes·to·ri·al [kwe-, stawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, stohr, -, kwee-], adjective
- quaestor·ship noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quaestor1
C14: from Latin, from quaerere to inquire
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Example Sentences
The Quaestor glared at the men to make sure they understood.
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In the course of nine centuries, the office of quaestor had experienced a very singular revolution.
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Before their resolves had transpired, a quaestor and some tribunes were commissioned to take his devoted life.
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The traveller will not venture alone, but awaits the companionship on the road of an ambassador, a quaestor or a proconsul.
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One side—the shortest—of it was occupied by the prefecture, in which the Aedile and Quaestor lived.
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