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Latin: A Roman magistrate, whose office it was to collect the public revenue. Varro de L. L. iv. 14. Quastor saori palatii. Quaestor of the sacred palace. An officer of die imperial court at Constantinople, with powers and duties resembling those of a chancellor. Calvin. … [Read more...] about QUAESTOR

L. Latin: That estate which a man has by acquisition or purchase, in contradistinction to "licereditas," which is what he has by descent Glan. 1, 7, c 1. … [Read more...] about QUAESTUS

Those who carried quanta about from door to door. … [Read more...] about QUAETIONARII

This, in England, is the statutory, as well as the popular, name of a member of a religious society, by themselves denpminated "Friends." … [Read more...] about QUAKER

A sect of Christians. 2. Formerly they were much persecuted on account of their peaceable principles which forbade them to bear arms, and they were denied many rights because they refused to make corporal oath. They are relieved in a great degree from the consequent penalties for refusing to bear arms; and their affirmations are everywhere in the United States, as is believed, … [Read more...] about QUAKERS