quaestorship

Variant of quaestor

quaestor definition

quaes·tor (kwes′tər, kwēs′-)

noun

an official of ancient Rome, with various, chiefly financial, duties

Etymology: L, contr. < quaesitor < quaesitus, pp. of quaerere, to inquire

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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