quaestor

See also: quæstor

quaestor - English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈkwiːstə/
  • (General American) IPA: /ˈkwistɚ/

Noun

quaestor (plural quaestors)

  1. (historical) An Ancient Roman official responsible for public revenue and other financial affairs.
  2. (historical) 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. (historical) In the Middle Ages, an officer who announced indulgences.

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Anagrams

quaestor - Dutch

Noun

quaestor m (plural quaestoren or quaestors or quaestores, diminutive quaestortje n, feminine quaestrix)

  1. treasurer

Synonyms

quaestor - Latin

Alternative forms

  • quaistor

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA: /ˈkʷae̯s.tor/, [ˈkʷäe̯s̠t̪ɔr]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈkwes.tor/, [ˈkwɛst̪or]

Noun

quaestor m (genitive quaestōris); third declension

  1. quaestor

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative quaestor quaestōrēs
Genitive quaestōris quaestōrum
Dative quaestōrī quaestōribus
Accusative quaestōrem quaestōrēs
Ablative quaestōre quaestōribus
Vocative quaestor quaestōrēs

Derived terms

Descendants

  • ? Faliscan: cuestod (nom.sg.)
  • Marsian: qestur (nom.pl.)
  • Oscan: kvaísstur (nom.sg.), kvaízstur, κϝαιστορ
  • Umbrian: kvestur (nom.sg.), kvestretie
Meaning and Definition of quaestor
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