quaestor

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quaes·tor

(kwĕs′tər, kwē′stər)

Any of various public officials in ancient Rome responsible for finance and administration in various areas of government and the military.

[Middle English questor, from Latin quaestor, from *quaestus, obsolete past participle of quaerere, to inquire.]

quaes·to′ri·al (kwĕ-stôr′ē-əl, kwē-) adj.

quaes′tor·ship′ n.

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quaestor

(ˈkwiːstə; -tɔː) or

questor

1. (Law) any of several magistrates of ancient Rome, usually a financial administrator

2. (Historical Terms) any of several magistrates of ancient Rome, usually a financial administrator

[C14: from Latin, from quaerere to inquire]

quaestorial adj

ˈquaestorˌship n

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quaes•tor

or ques•tor

(ˈkwɛs tər, ˈkwi stər)

n.

1. any of various public magistrates in ancient Rome with chiefly financial responsibilities.

2. one of two officials serving as public prosecutors in certain criminal cases in early Rome.

[1350–1400; < Latin quaes-, base of quaerere to seek]

quaes•to′ri•al (-ˈstɔr i əl, -ˈstoʊr-) adj.

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quaestor - any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)

finance - the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets

functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office

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quaestor

questor (US) [ˈkwiːstəʳ] N → cuestor m

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There must also be other officers appointed to receive the public revenue and to deliver it out to those who are in the different departments of the state: these are called receivers or quaestors. There must also be another, before whom all private contracts and sentences of courts should be enrolled, as well as proceedings and declarations.

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Flavius Liberalis, a native of Ferentinum and merely a quaestor's

Suetonius Vespasianus 3: the status of Flavia Domitilla

The young African made his serious way along the various steps of the normal cursus honorum, with a tour of duty as triumvir capitalis, later quaestor of Sicily, aedile plebis and finally, praetor.

Cornelius Fronto: a 'Libyan nomad' at Rome

Born near Arpinum (Arpino) (157) to a plebeian family of equestrian rank; tribune (119); survived an unsuccessful prosecution for political bribery (116); quaestor (115) and governor of Farther Spain (114); served on staff of Q.

Marius, Gaius (157-86 B.C.)

In case of an asserted breach, the guilty MEP could face a set of penalties ranging from a simple reprimand or the removal of daily allowances to the destitution of rapporteur, chair, vice-president and quaestor roles.