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questman

noun

Etymology

From quest + man.

  1. inherited from *mon-✻ — “human being, man”
  2. inherited from *mann-✻ — “man”
  3. inherited from *mann✻
  4. inherited from mann — “human being, person, man”
  5. inherited from man
  6. compounded as questman — “quest + man”

Definitions

  1. One who is legally empowered to look into certain matters, especially abuses of weights…

    One who is legally empowered to look into certain matters, especially abuses of weights and measures.

  2. A churchwarden's assistant

    A churchwarden's assistant; a sidesman.

  3. A collector of parish rents.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA