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quaestor

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
quaestor /ˈkwestər, ˈkwɛstər /
▸ noun (in ancient Rome) any of a number of officials who had charge of public revenue and expenditure.
– DERIVATIVES
quaestorial /kweˈstôrēəl, kwɛˈstɔriəl / adjective,quaestorship /ˈkwestərSHip, ˈkwɛstərʃɪp / noun
– ORIGIN Latin, from an old form of quaesit- ‘sought’, from the verb quaerere.