- a variation of quaestor.
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
Livy tells us that he was a questor.
From The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) by Rollin, Charles
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
Antony had occupied the high offices of questor and tribune, the first calling for literary ability, the second for skill as an orator.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators by Hubbard, Elbert
At nine o'clock that same morning, as it happened, the Cardinal Procopio, Minister of State, had been informed by the questor of the Quirinal of Manlio's escape.
From Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century by Garibaldi, Giuseppe
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