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quaestor

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quaes·tor  (kwstr, kwstr)
n.
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·tori·al (kw-stôr-l, -str-, kw-) adj.
quaestor·ship n.
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Noun1.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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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.
A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context
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