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Meaning of quaestor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈkwiːstə

Definitions

  1. An Ancient Roman official responsible for public revenue and other financial affairs.
  2. 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.
  3. In the Middle Ages, an officer who announced indulgences.

Equivalents

Deutsch Quästor
Suomi kvestori
Français questeur
Italiano questore
Polski kwestor
Română chestor
Русский кве́стор

Examples

“Decoratus was quæstor in A.D. 508.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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