questor

[ kwes-ter, kwee-ster ]
/ ˈkwɛs tər, ˈkwi stər /

noun Roman History.

quaestor.

Words nearby questor

questionary, questioning, questionless, questionmaster, questionnaire, questor, quetsch, quetta, quetzal, quetzalcoatl, quetzaltenango

Definition for questor (2 of 2)

quaestor

or ques·tor

[ kwes-ter, kwee-ster ]
/ ˈkwɛs tər, ˈkwi stər /

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.

Origin of quaestor

1350–1400; Middle English questor < Latin quaestor, equivalent to quaes-, base of quaerere to seek + -tor -tor

OTHER WORDS FROM quaestor

quaes·to·ri·al [kwe-stawr-ee-uh l, -stohr-, kwee-] /kwɛˈstɔr i əl, -ˈstoʊr-, kwi-/, adjective quaes·tor·ship, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for questor (1 of 2)

questor
/ (ˈkwɛstə) /

noun

US a variant of quaestor

Derived forms of questor

questorial (kwɛˈstɔːrɪəl), adjective questorship, noun

British Dictionary definitions for questor (2 of 2)

quaestor

sometimes US questor (ˈkwɛstə)

/ (ˈkwiːstə, -tɔː) /

noun

any of several magistrates of ancient Rome, usually a financial administrator

Derived forms of quaestor

quaestorial (kwɛˈstɔːrɪəl), adjective quaestorship, noun

Word Origin for quaestor

C14: from Latin, from quaerere to inquire