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quaestor

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quaestor /ˈkwiːstə /
noun (in ancient Rome) any of a number of officials who had charge of public revenue and expenditure.
– DERIVATIVES
quaestorial /kwiːˈstɔːriəl / adjective
quaestorship /ˈkwiːstəʃɪp / noun
– ORIGIN Latin, from an old form of quaesit- sought, from the verb quaerere.