Webster's 1828 Dictionary
QUESTOR
n.[L. quaestor. See Quest and Query. ] In Roman antiquity, an officer who had the management of the public treasure; the receiver of taxes, tribute, etc.
QUESTORSHIP
n. 1. The office of a questor or Roman treasurer.
2. The term of a questor's office.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
QUESTOR
Ques "tor, n. Etym: [L. quaestor, contr. fr. quaesitor, fr. quaerere,quaesitum, to seek for, ask: cf. F. questeur.] (Rom. Antiq.)
Defn: An officer who had the management of the public treasure; a receiver of taxes, tribute, etc. ; treasurer of state. [Written also quæstor.]
Note: At an early period there were also public accusers styled questors, but the office was soon abolished.
QUESTORSHIP
QUESTORSHIP Ques "tor *ship, n.
Defn: The office, or the term of office, of a questor.