单词 | quaestorian |
释义 | quaestorianadj. Chiefly Roman History. Of or relating to a quaestor or his position in the state. Cf. quaestorial adj. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > [adjective] > relating to treasurer, bursar, or his office quaestorian1639 bursarial1862 thesaurarial1881 society > authority > office > holder of office > Roman magistrates and officials > [adjective] > quaestor quaestorian1639 quaestorial1704 1639 T. May Julia Agrippina i. i. 6 The Senate feare mee, and in flattery Have su'd to Cæsar to conferre on mee Prætorian and Quæstorian ornaments. 1650 S. Gott Ess. True Happines Man xii. 68 From their Birth they were stiled Libertine, Plebeian, Patrician, and the like; from their Offices, Consular, Praetorian, Quaestorian, Senatorian, and the like. 1844 Southern Q. Rev. Jan. 182 Two exercised quæstorian functions, one patrician and one plebeian. 1879 C. T. Lewis & C. Short Lat. Dict. 1503/1 Quaestōrĭus,..of or belonging to a quæstor, quæstorian. 1909 Classical Jrnl. 4 273 The senators of consular, praetorian, and quaestorian rank sat in different sections of seats. 1976 Classical Q. New Ser. 26 99 Under the Republic the calles of Italy were..a quaestorian provincia. 1994 Classical Philol. 89 258 Proof..that Cethegus was younger, or at least no older, than Cato. If so, he was of quaestorian age in 63. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1639 |
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