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PRONUNCIATION:

(KWES/KWIS-chuh-ree)

MEANING:

adjective:
1. Relating to financial matters.
2. Done only for monetary gain.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin quaestus (gain), from quaerere (to seek, gain, or inquire). Earliest documented use: 1581.

NOTES:

In Ancient Rome, a quaestor was an official dealing with financial matters. Later it was the term for a prosecutor. In the Roman Catholic Church, a quaestor was the official removing sins in exchange for money (aka granting indulgences). In modern times, in the European Parliament, quaestors are officials elected to oversee financial matters.

USAGE:

“The quaestuary 12 football clubs creating the European Super League have forgotten in their avariciousness the vital element of successful sporting competition: tradition.”
Mark Boyle; The European Super League Clubs Cannot Buy Tradition, Their Lifeblood; The Daily Telegraph (London, UK); Apr 20, 2021.

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