Quēst'ū-a-ry1, a.
a. [Lat. quæstuarius, from quæstus, gain, profit, from quærere, quæsītum, to seek for, earn, acquire; O. Fr. quæstuaire.] Studious of profit. [Rare.] Browne.
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a. [Lat. quæstuarius, from quæstus, gain, profit, from quærere, quæsītum, to seek for, earn, acquire; O. Fr. quæstuaire.] Studious of profit. [Rare.] Browne.
n. One employed to collect profits. [Rare.] “The pope's questuaries.” Bp. Taylor.