- quaesta
- An indulgence or remission of punishment for sin granted by the Roman Catholic Church, or by the Pope.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
quaesta
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quaesta — /kwiysta/ An indulgence or remission of penance, authorized by the Pope … Black's law dictionary
quest — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French queste, Vulgar Latin *quaesta, from Latin, feminine of quaestus, past participle of quaerere Date: 14th century 1. a. a jury of inquest b. investigation 2. an act or instance of seeking: a.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Juan Bautista Morales — 黎玉范,(b. about 1597 at Ecija in Andalusia, Spain; d. Fu ning, China, 17 September 1664) was a Spanish Dominican missionary in China. Life He entered the Order of St. Dominic at a very early age, and after devoting some years to missionary work in … Wikipedia
Morales, Juan Bautista — • Missionary, b. about 1597 at Ecija in Andalusia, Spain; d. Fu ning, China, 17 Sept., 1664 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Morales, Juan Bautista … Catholic encyclopedia
Juan Bautista Morales — Juan Bautista Morales † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Juan Bautista Morales Missionary, b. about 1597 at Ecija in Andalusia, Spain; d. Fu ning, China, 17 Sept., 1664. He entered the Ordor of St. Dominic at a very early age, and after… … Catholic encyclopedia
questal — questal, ale (entrée créée par le supplément) (kè stal, sta l ) adj. Terme de féodalité. Sujet à la taille. • Celle [la famille] des Eyquem [de laquelle Montaigne provient], sortie des anciens serfs questaux de Blanquefort et des comptoirs à… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
QUAESTORES — item Quaestionarii, Gallis Quaesteurs, dicuntur in Ecclesia Romana qui inter divinorum officiorum sollennia, in Templis, pro se vel pro aliis, eleemosynas deposcunt, in Synodo Baiocensi A. C. 1300. can. 41. A voce medii aevi Quaesta seu Quaestus … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
chesta — chè·sta s.f. OB ricerca, indagine; domanda {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: av. 1294. ETIMO: lat. quaesta(m), femm. di quaestus, da quaerĕre cercare … Dizionario italiano
