Definition of Quaestor. Meaning of Quaestor. Synonyms of Quaestor

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Definition of Quaestor

quaestor
Questor Ques"tor, n. [L. quaestor, contr. fr. quaesitor, fr. quaerere, quaesitum, to seek for, ask: cf. F. questeur.] (Rom. Antiq.) An officer who had the management of the public treasure; a receiver of taxes, tribute, etc.; treasurer of state. [Written also qu[ae]stor.] Note: At an early period there were also public accusers styled questors, but the office was soon abolished.
Quaestor
Quaestor Qu[ae]s"tor, n. [L.] Same as Questor.

Meaning of Quaestor from wikipedia

- A quaestor (British English: /ˈkwiːstər/ KWEE-stər, American English: /ˈkwistər/; Latin: [ˈkʷae̯stɔr]; "investigator") was a public official in ancient...
- term Quaestor can refer to any number of officials: Quaestor, a magistrate in the Roman Republic responsible for civil and military finances Quaestor sacri...
- The quaestor sacri palatii (Gr****: κοιαίστωρ/κυαίστωρ τοῦ ἱεροῦ παλατίου, usually simply ὁ κοιαίστωρ/κυαίστωρ; English: Quaestor of the Sacred Palace)...
- Moluccas. Cereopsius quaestor var. confluens Breuning, 1944 Cereopsius quaestor var. luctuosus Pascoe, 1866 Cereopsius quaestor var. nigrobasalis Kriesche...
- Laws Legacy Legions Magistri equitum Nomina Pontifices maximi Praetors Quaestors Tribunes Roman–Iranian relations External wars and battles Civil wars...
- offices in the imperial administration, such as magister officiorum and quaestor sacri palatii, but at the beginning of the Nika riots he was forced to...
- he was brought to Rome. He was successively military tribune (214 BC), quaestor (204), aedile (199), praetor (198), consul (195) together with Flaccus...
- before 73 BC, he had served as military tribune. He may have been elected quaestor some time around 73 BC and later plebeian aedile around 64 BC. His first...
- In the European Parliament, the quaestors are elected to oversee administrative and financial matters directly affecting members (MEPs) as well as other...
- praediator mentioned by Cicero in two of his letters. Marcus Ap****ius, quaestor in Asia at the time of Caesar's death in 44 BC, proscribed by the triumvirs...