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Definition of: quaestor
(kwes′tər, kwēs′-) noun
Any of a number of public officials in ancient Rome; originally, one of two magistrates who inquired into and punished capital crimes; later, one who took charge of the public treasury and expenditure: also spelled questor. [<L <quaerere seek, inquire]
—quaes·to·ri·al (kwes·tôr′·ē·əl, -tō′rē-, kwēs-) adjective
—quaes′tor·ship noun
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