quaestuary
Definition of quaestuary
archaic
: interested in or undertaken for monetary gain or profit this may be termed the quaestuary class, this being the end which they aim at — J. F. Ferrier
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Origin and Etymology of quaestuary
Middle French questuaire, from Late Latin quaestuarius, from Latin quaestus way of making money, trade, gain, profit (from quaestus, past participle of quaerere to seek, gain, ask) + -arius -ary
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Origin and Etymology of quaestuary
Medieval Latin questuarius, from questuarius, adjective, of the collection of alms, from Late Latin quaestuarius
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