Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

questman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
quest-man
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Obsolete

noun

A churchwarden's assistant; a sidesman.

Obsolete

noun

A collector of parish rents.

Obsolete

Etymology

From quest + man.

Usage

Inflected Forms

questmen (plural)

Questions

What does questman mean?
One who is legally empowered to look into certain matters, especially abuses of weights and measures.
Where does questman come from?
From quest + man.

How to pronounce questman

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