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quaestor
[ kwes-ter, kwee-ster ]
noun
- one of two subordinates of the consuls serving as public prosecutors in certain criminal cases.
- (later) one of the public magistrates in charge of the state funds, as treasury officers or those attached to the consuls and provincial governors.
quaestor
/ ˈkwÉ›stÉ™; -tÉ”Ë; ˈkwiËstÉ™; kwɛˈstÉ”Ërɪəl /
noun
- any of several magistrates of ancient Rome, usually a financial administrator
Derived Forms
- ˈ±ç³Ü²¹±ð²õ³Ù´Ç°ùËŒ²õ³ó¾±±è, noun
- quaestorial, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- ±ç³Ü²¹±ð²õ·³Ù´Ç·°ù¾±Â·²¹±ô [kwe-, stawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, stohr, -, kwee-], adjective
- ±ç³Ü²¹±ð²õt´Ç°ù·²õ³ó¾±±è noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of quaestor1
Example Sentences
The South East of England MEP is one of five of the parliament’s “quaestorsâ€, meaning she scrutinises funding and administration.
When he returned from his first political posting, as quaestor in Sicily, for instance, he imagined his fame would have spread far and wide.
He procured in some way the post of a clerkship in the quaestor’s office, and about three years after the battle of Philippi, he was introduced by Virgil and Varius to Maecenas.
That he had become a man of some note in that capacity is suggested by the fact that he attracted the attention of the Roman quaestor Cato, and accompanied him to Rome.
In 101 Hadrian was quaestor, in 105 tribune of the people, in 106 praetor.
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