questmonger

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• Questmonger — Quest mon ger, n. One who lays informations, and encourages petty lawsuits. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• questman — /kwestmaen/, or questmonger /kwestmongar/ In old English law, a starter of lawsuits, or prosecutions; also a person chosen to inquire into abuses, especially such as relate to weights and measures; also a church warden …   Black's law dictionary