perquisitor

noun

per·​quis·​i·​tor

(ˌ)pərˈkwizətə(r)

plural -s

1

: the original owner or first purchaser of an estate

2

: one who makes a perquisition

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin, one that obtains or acquires, from Latin, one that searches diligently, from perquisitus + -or

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