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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

Qualified Terminable Interest Property; trust for wealthy families where a surviving spouse can place money into a trust to delay payment of estate taxes. The surviving spouse may use of the trust property tax-free and taxes are deferred until the death of the surviving spouse dies and when the trust property is received by the final trust beneficiaries. … [Read more...] about QTIP TRUST