quaestor

/หˆkwiหstษ™/

IPA: /K EH1 S T ER0/

noun
  1. 1

    An Ancient Roman official responsible for public revenue and other financial affairs.

  2. 2

    The Quaestor sacri palatii of the late Roman Empire and Byzantium; first generally a legislator, then judicial official, and eventually an honorary title by the 14th century.

  3. 3

    In the Middle Ages, an officer who announced indulgences.

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