quaesitor

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

quaesītor ōris, m

QVAES-, an investigator, examining magistrate, examiner, inquisitor, prosecuting officer : illa tormenta regit quaesitor: Minos, V.: quaesitori gratulationem decrevit: consules et quaesitor erant ex illius voluntate, i. e. the praetor (who conducted the trial).