quaestor
IPA: kˈɛstɝ
noun
- (historical) An Ancient Roman official responsible for public revenue and other financial affairs.
- (historical) The Quaestor sacri palatii of the late Roman Empire and Byzantium; first generally a legislator, then judicial official, and eventually an honorary title by the 14th century.
- (historical) In the Middle Ages, an officer who announced indulgences.
Examples of "quaestor" in Sentences
- The first official post was that of quaestor.
- Sulla increased the college to twenty quaestors.
- He is one of five MEPs to hold the position of Quaestor.
- The allocation of quaestors was supervised by the senate.
- This man of humble origins was a quaestor and later a law clerk.
- Election as quaestor entitled you to life membership of the Senate.
- The Cabinet shall consist of the Censor, the Praetor and the Quaestor.
- He served as quaestor for three consecutive terms in Narbonensis Gaul.
- He was a quaestor in 58, but he was never seen in politics after that.
- Other magistracies in the Republic include praetors, aediles, and quaestors.