quaestuary
/ˈkwiːstjʊəri
/adjective archaic
Concerned with profit; moneymaking.The quaestuary preachers drain the very blood and marrow of the poor simple people....
- In 1567, it was found necessary to prohibit quaestuary, or venal indulgences.
- This may be termed the qaestuary class, this being the end which they aim at.
Origin
Late 16th century: from Latin quaestuarius, from quaestus 'gain'.