quaestor in English

noun
1
(in ancient Rome) any of a number of officials who had charge of public revenue and expenditure.
Chosen by C. Marius as his quaestor he distinguished himself in the Numidian War.

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1. Quaestor – Originally an accountant or auditor, the office eventually became a judicial one for Constantinople.

2. In 75 BC, 137 years after his death, the Roman orator Cicero was serving as quaestor in Sicily.

3. ‘Once again, elections were held for Aedile, praetor, quaestor and the other traditional offices of the Republic.’ ‘Normally games were the property of Aediles, who spent enormous sums to make sure they would be remembered.’ ‘He became quaestor, Aedile and praetor - progressively important posts within the Roman senate.’

4. It was governed by two duumviri who served as municipal judges, two aediles, who advocated compliance with the laws and market rights, a quaestor, who managed the city treasury, and a 100-member city council.

5. Examples of in a sentence “Ottawa has a great tradition of hosting major championships, including three Briers, […] When Cicero was quaestor in Sicily (75 B.C.), he found the tomb of Archimedes, near the Agrigentine gate, overgrown with thorns and Briers.