quaestor
See also: quæstor
quaestor - English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈkwiːstə/
- (General American) IPA: /ˈkwistɚ/
Noun
quaestor (plural quaestors)
- (historical) An Ancient Roman official responsible for public revenue and other financial affairs.
- (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.
- (historical) In the Middle Ages, an officer who announced indulgences.
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quaestor - Dutch
Noun
quaestor m (plural quaestoren or quaestors or quaestores, diminutive quaestortje n, feminine quaestrix)
Synonyms
- (treasurer): penningmeester, schatbewaarder, thesaurier
quaestor - Latin
Alternative forms
- quaistor
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA: /ˈkʷae̯s.tor/, [ˈkʷäe̯s̠t̪ɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈkwes.tor/, [ˈkwɛst̪or]
Noun
quaestor m (genitive quaestōris); third declension
- quaestor
- Hypernym: magistrātus
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