"quaestor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkwiːstə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkwistɚ/ [General-American] Forms: quaestors [plural]
Rhymes: -iːstə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English questor, from Latin quaestor, from an old participle form of quaerō. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|questor}} Middle English questor, {{der|en|la|quaestor}} Latin quaestor, {{m|la|quaerō}} quaerō Head templates: {{en-noun}} quaestor (plural quaestors)
  1. (historical) An Ancient Roman official responsible for public revenue and other financial affairs. Tags: historical Translations (Ancient Roman official): κοιαίστωρ (koiaístōr) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), квестор (kvestor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), qüestor [masculine] (Catalan), 𐌂𐌖𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌏𐌃 (cuestod) (Faliscan), kvestori (Finnish), questeur [masculine] (French), cuestor [masculine] (Galician), Quästor [masculine] (German), quaestor (Hungarian), questoro (Ido), questore [masculine] (Italian), quaestor [masculine] (Latin), kwestor [masculine] (Polish), chestor [masculine] (Romanian), кве́стор (kvéstor) [masculine] (Russian), kvestor [masculine] (Slovak), kvestor [common-gender] (Swedish), quaestor (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-quaestor-en-noun-deC7Vjow Disambiguation of 'Ancient Roman official': 81 15 5
  2. (historical) The Quaestor sacri palatii of the late Roman Empire and Byzantium; first generally a legislator, then judicial official, and eventually an honorary title by the 14th century. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-quaestor-en-noun-xNQt6XcS
  3. (historical) In the Middle Ages, an officer who announced indulgences. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-quaestor-en-noun-YRYi7Vtq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 10 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: quæstor, questor

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