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One legally empowered to make quest of certain matters, esp. of abuses of weights and measures.

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  1. n. One legally empowered to make quest of certain matters, esp. of abuses of weights and measures.
  2. n. A churchwarden's assistant; a sidesman.
  3. n. A collector of parish rents.
  4. 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.]
  5. One legally empowered to make quest of certain matters, esp. ofabuses of weights and measures. Specifically:(a) A churchwarden's assistant; a sidesman. Blount. [Obs.](b) A collector of parish rents. Blount. [Obs.]