quaestor

Noun

Meaning

Same as Questor.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

commissioner consul comptroller purser superintendent exchequer augur officer dictator censor seeker treasurer financier centurion cashier
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Hypernyms

official functionary

Anagrams

equators

Examples

Academia In Bulgaria, a quaestor is someone overseeing an examination procedure, typically in a university setting (similar to invigilator (UK and the Commonwealth), or proctor (US)). Source: Internet

At the end of 169 Severus was of the required age to become a quaestor and journeyed back to Rome. Source: Internet

HA Marcus 5.3; Birley, Marcus Aurelius, 49. At some time in 138, Hadrian requested in the senate that Marcus be exempt from the law barring him from becoming quaestor before his twenty-fourth birthday. Source: Internet

Cicero served as quaestor in western Sicily in 75 BC and demonstrated honesty and integrity in his dealings with the inhabitants. Source: Internet

Early in his reign, Justinian appointed the quaestor Tribonian to oversee this task. Source: Internet

He was a quaestor in 58, but he was never seen in politics after that. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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