Quēst’man or Quēst’mŏn’ger, n.
n. 1. One legally empowered to make quest of certain matters; as, specifically, (a.) A church-warden’s assistant. Blount. (b.) A collector of parish rents. Blount. (c.) A juryman; a person impaneled to try a cause. Latimer.
Sense 2. One who made a business of laying informations, and encouraging petty lawsuits. Bacon.