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Webster 1913 Edition
Inquisitor
1.
An inquisitive person; one fond of asking questions.
[R.]
“Inquisitors are tatlers.” Feltham.
2.
(Law)
One whose official duty it is to examine and inquire, as coroners, sheriffs, etc.
Mozley & W.
3.
(R.C.Ch.)
A member of the Court of Inquisition.
Webster 1828 Edition
Inquisitor
INQUIS'ITOR
,Noun.
1.
A member of the court of inquisition in Catholic countries.Definition 2024
inquisitor
inquisitor
English
Alternative forms
- inquisitour (obsolete)
Noun
inquisitor (plural inquisitors)
- A person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly.
- An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition.
Derived terms
Translations
interrogator, questioner
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /in.kʷiːˈsiː.tor/, [ɪŋ.kᶣiːˈsiː.tɔr]
Noun
inquīsītor m (genitive inquīsītōris); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | inquīsītor | inquīsītōrēs |
| genitive | inquīsītōris | inquīsītōrum |
| dative | inquīsītōrī | inquīsītōribus |
| accusative | inquīsītōrem | inquīsītōrēs |
| ablative | inquīsītōre | inquīsītōribus |
| vocative | inquīsītor | inquīsītōrēs |
Descendants
- Russian: инквизи́тор (inkvizítor)
References
- inquisitor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- inquisitor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “inquisitor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.