n. [ L.: cf. F. inquisiteur. See Inquire. ] 1. An inquisitive person; one fond of asking questions. [ R. ] “Inquisitors are tatlers.” Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Law) One whose official duty it is to examine and inquire, as coroners, sheriffs, etc. Mozley & W. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (R.C.Ch.) A member of the Court of Inquisition. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. inquisitorial. ] 1. Pertaining to inquisition; making rigorous and unfriendly inquiry; searching; as, inquisitorial power. “Illiberal and inquisitorial abuse.” F. Blackburne. [ 1913 Webster ]
He conferred on it a kind of inquisitorial and censorious power even over the laity, and directed it to inquire into all matters of conscience. Hume. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Pertaining to the Court of Inquisition or resembling its practices. “Inquisitorial robes.” C. Buchanan. [ 1913 Webster ]
(adj) especially indicating a form of prosecution in which proceedings are secret and the accused is questioned by a prosecutor who acts also as the judge, Ant.accusatorial
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Inquisitor \In*quis"i*tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. inquisiteur. See
{Inquire}.]
1. An inquisitive person; one fond of asking questions. [R.]
"Inquisitors are tatlers." --Feltham.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Law) One whose official duty it is to examine and
inquire, as coroners, sheriffs, etc. --Mozley & W.
[1913 Webster]
3. (R.C.Ch.) A member of the Court of Inquisition.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inquisitor
n 1: a questioner who is excessively harsh [syn: {inquisitor},
{interrogator}]
2: an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition
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