Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-QUIS'I-TOR
IN-QUIS'I-TIVE-NESSIN-QUIS-I-TO'RI-AL
IN-QUIS'I-TOR, n. [L. See Inquire.]
- One who inquires; particularly, one whose official duty it is to inquire and examine. Dryden.
- A member of the court of inquisition in Popish countries. Encyc.
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