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quaestor
quaes·tor [ kwéstər ] (plural quaes·tors)


noun 
Definition:
 
ancient Roman financial administrator: in ancient Rome, a magistrate responsible chiefly for financial administration
[14th century. < Latin< quaest- past participle of quaerere "inquire"]

quaes·to·ri·al [ kwe stáwree əl ] adjective
quaes·tor·ship noun
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