Definition of quaestor in English:

quaestor

noun ˈkwiːstəˈkwɛstər

(in ancient Rome) any of a number of officials who had charge of public revenue and expenditure.
（古罗马负责管理公库财务的）度支官
Example sentencesExamples
- Chosen by C. Marius as his quaestor he distinguished himself in the Numidian War.
- Caesar serves as quaestor under governor of Further Spain.
- Once again, elections were held for aedile, praetor, quaestor and the other traditional offices of the Republic.
- Derek Watson, the university's quaestor and factor, said: ‘There will be significant planning issues but we are determined to reduce our carbon footprint.’
- Another specialist was the quaestor, whose duty was to look after all the money matter.

Derivatives

quaestorial

adjective kwiːˈstɔːrɪəlkwɛˈstɔriəl

Here the indignant tone and violation of conventions betray the authentic voice of the emperor Maximus without quaestorial smoothing.
Example sentencesExamples
- Cassiodorus' proficiency as a ghostwriter was so remarkable that he was called upon to perform what were technically quaestorial functions.

quaestorship

noun ˈkwiːstəʃɪpˈkwɛstərʃɪp

Other magistracies, the aedileship and the tribunate of the plebs, might be held between quaestorship and praetorship, but were not obligatory.
Example sentencesExamples
- As an individual aged he could expect to hold increasingly senior posts: the quaestorship at twenty-seven, praetorship in his late thirties and the consulship at forty-two.

Origin

Latin, from an old form of quaesit- 'sought', from the verb quaerere.

Rhymes

Batista, Dniester, Easter, feaster, keister, leister

Definition of quaestor in US English:

quaestor

nounˈkwɛstərˈkwestər

(in ancient Rome) any of a number of officials who had charge of public revenue and expenditure.
（古罗马负责管理公库财务的）度支官
Example sentencesExamples
- Derek Watson, the university's quaestor and factor, said: ‘There will be significant planning issues but we are determined to reduce our carbon footprint.’
- Another specialist was the quaestor, whose duty was to look after all the money matter.
- Once again, elections were held for aedile, praetor, quaestor and the other traditional offices of the Republic.
- Caesar serves as quaestor under governor of Further Spain.
- Chosen by C. Marius as his quaestor he distinguished himself in the Numidian War.

Origin

Latin, from an old form of quaesit- ‘sought’, from the verb quaerere.

词汇	quaestor
释义	Definition of quaestor in English: quaestor noun ˈkwiːstəˈkwɛstər (in ancient Rome) any of a number of officials who had charge of public revenue and expenditure. （古罗马负责管理公库财务的）度支官 Example sentencesExamples Chosen by C. Marius as his quaestor he distinguished himself in the Numidian War. Caesar serves as quaestor under governor of Further Spain. Once again, elections were held for aedile, praetor, quaestor and the other traditional offices of the Republic. Derek Watson, the university's quaestor and factor, said: ‘There will be significant planning issues but we are determined to reduce our carbon footprint.’ Another specialist was the quaestor, whose duty was to look after all the money matter. Derivatives quaestorial adjective kwiːˈstɔːrɪəlkwɛˈstɔriəl Here the indignant tone and violation of conventions betray the authentic voice of the emperor Maximus without quaestorial smoothing. Example sentencesExamples Cassiodorus' proficiency as a ghostwriter was so remarkable that he was called upon to perform what were technically quaestorial functions. quaestorship noun ˈkwiːstəʃɪpˈkwɛstərʃɪp Other magistracies, the aedileship and the tribunate of the plebs, might be held between quaestorship and praetorship, but were not obligatory. Example sentencesExamples As an individual aged he could expect to hold increasingly senior posts: the quaestorship at twenty-seven, praetorship in his late thirties and the consulship at forty-two. Origin Latin, from an old form of quaesit- 'sought', from the verb quaerere. Rhymes Batista, Dniester, Easter, feaster, keister, leister Definition of quaestor in US English: quaestor nounˈkwɛstərˈkwestər (in ancient Rome) any of a number of officials who had charge of public revenue and expenditure. （古罗马负责管理公库财务的）度支官 Example sentencesExamples Derek Watson, the university's quaestor and factor, said: ‘There will be significant planning issues but we are determined to reduce our carbon footprint.’ Another specialist was the quaestor, whose duty was to look after all the money matter. Once again, elections were held for aedile, praetor, quaestor and the other traditional offices of the Republic. Caesar serves as quaestor under governor of Further Spain. Chosen by C. Marius as his quaestor he distinguished himself in the Numidian War. Origin Latin, from an old form of quaesit- ‘sought’, from the verb quaerere.
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