QUÆSTOR
\kwˈastə], \kwˈastə], \k_w_ˈa_s_t_ə]\
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kw[=e]s'tor, n. a magistrate with charge of the Roman public funds--originally who investigated cases of murder and executed sentence: in the Middle Ages an officer who announced indulgences: a treasurer--also QUES'TOR.--ns. QUÆS'TORSHIP, QUES'TORSHIP. [L.,--quærere, quæsitum, to seek.]
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