inquisitor

English

Alternative forms

• inquisitour (obsolete)

Noun

inquisitor (plural inquisitors)

1. A person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly.
2. An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition.

Derived terms

• Grand Inquisitor

Translations

interrogator, questioner

• Greek: ανακριτής (el) (anakrités) m 

External links

• Inquisitor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Latin

Noun

inquīsītor (genitive inquīsītōris); m, third declension

1. searcher
2. inquisitor, tracker, detective, spy
3. examiner, investigator

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	inquīsītor	inquīsītōrēs
genitive	inquīsītōris	inquīsītōrum
dative	inquīsītōrī	inquīsītōribus
accusative	inquīsītōrem	inquīsītōrēs
ablative	inquīsītōre	inquīsītōribus
vocative	inquīsītor	inquīsītōrēs

Descendants

• Russian: инквизитор