quaestor
Americannoun
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one of two subordinates of the consuls serving as public prosecutors in certain criminal cases.
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(later) one of the public magistrates in charge of the state funds, as treasury officers or those attached to the consuls and provincial governors.
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Origin of quaestor
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English questor, from Latin quaestor, equivalent to quaes-, base of quaerere “to seek” + -tor noun suffix; see -tor
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When he returned from his first political posting, as quaestor in Sicily, for instance, he imagined his fame would have spread far and wide.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
These ministers were the master of the offices, the quaestor, the count of the sacred largesses and the count of the private purse.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak
Lucan quaestor: famous as a reciter and pleader.
From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce
During the reign of Commodus, Dio practised as an advocate at the Roman bar, and held the offices of aedile and quaestor.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
Cicero, when quaestor in Sicily, found the tomb in a neglected state and restored it.
From Archimedes Men of Science by Thomas Little Heath
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