questor
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Guy Pearce brings total conviction to Leonard, making an everyman of this bewildered questor.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 29, 2012
Dispatching the questor with this order, he summoned Gianni to his presence.
From Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century by Garibaldi, Giuseppe
LII.—Caesar appointed over each legion a lieutenant and a questor, that every one might have them as witnesses of his valour.
From "De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries by Caesar, Julius
The questor and the refectioner will show you your lodging, and give you the sleeping cup.
From Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)
He asked the questor, who sat next to him, however, in a low voice, who that silent brother was; and it needed no farther explanation to make the monk understand whom he meant.
From Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)
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