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Webster 1913 Edition


Questman

Quest′man

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Questmen
.
One legally empowered to make quest of certain matters, esp. of abuses of weights and measures.
Specifically:
(a)
A churchwarden’s assistant; a sidesman.
Blount.
[Obs.]
(b)
A collector of parish rents.
Blount.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Questman

QUEST'MAN


Definition 2024


questman

questman

English

Noun

questman (plural questmen)

  1. (obsolete) One who is legally empowered to look into certain matters, especially abuses of weights and measures.
  2. (obsolete) A churchwarden's assistant; a sidesman.
  3. (obsolete) A collector of parish rents.