questor
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- questorial adjective
- questorship noun
Example Sentences
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Guy Pearce brings total conviction to Leonard, making an everyman of this bewildered questor.
From The Guardian • Dec. 29, 2012
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 graduated at the university of St Andrews in 1603, and in 1610 was appointed professor of rhetoric and philosophy and questor of the faculty of arts.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
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
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
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