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Definition of quaestor in English: quaestornoun ˈkwiːstəˈkwɛstər (in ancient Rome) any of a number of officials who had charge of public revenue and expenditure. Example sentencesExamples - Chosen by C. Marius as his quaestor he distinguished himself in the Numidian War.
- Caesar serves as quaestor under governor of Further Spain.
- Once again, elections were held for aedile, praetor, quaestor and the other traditional offices of the Republic.
- Derek Watson, the university's quaestor and factor, said: ‘There will be significant planning issues but we are determined to reduce our carbon footprint.’
- Another specialist was the quaestor, whose duty was to look after all the money matter.
Derivatives adjective kwiːˈstɔːrɪəlkwɛˈstɔriəl Here the indignant tone and violation of conventions betray the authentic voice of the emperor Maximus without quaestorial smoothing. Example sentencesExamples - Cassiodorus' proficiency as a ghostwriter was so remarkable that he was called upon to perform what were technically quaestorial functions.
noun ˈkwiːstəʃɪpˈkwɛstərʃɪp Other magistracies, the aedileship and the tribunate of the plebs, might be held between quaestorship and praetorship, but were not obligatory. Example sentencesExamples - As an individual aged he could expect to hold increasingly senior posts: the quaestorship at twenty-seven, praetorship in his late thirties and the consulship at forty-two.
Origin Latin, from an old form of quaesit- 'sought', from the verb quaerere. Rhymes Batista, Dniester, Easter, feaster, keister, leister Definition of quaestor in US English: quaestornounˈkwɛstərˈkwestər (in ancient Rome) any of a number of officials who had charge of public revenue and expenditure. Example sentencesExamples - Derek Watson, the university's quaestor and factor, said: ‘There will be significant planning issues but we are determined to reduce our carbon footprint.’
- Another specialist was the quaestor, whose duty was to look after all the money matter.
- Once again, elections were held for aedile, praetor, quaestor and the other traditional offices of the Republic.
- Caesar serves as quaestor under governor of Further Spain.
- Chosen by C. Marius as his quaestor he distinguished himself in the Numidian War.
Origin Latin, from an old form of quaesit- ‘sought’, from the verb quaerere. |