questeur
French
Alternative forms
- quæsteur (obsolete)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin quaestor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɛs.tœʁ/, /kɥɛs.tœʁ/
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Noun
questeur m (plural questeurs, feminine questeuse or questeure or questrice)
- (Ancient Rome) quaestor
- (politics) in political assemblies, a member charged with administration and budget management
- Les questeurs de la Chambre des députés ― The quaestors of the Chamber of Representatives
Related terms
Further reading
- “questeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.