inquisiteur

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch inquisiteur, from Middle French inquisiteur, from Latin inquīsītor.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪn.kʋi.ziˈtøːr/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: in‧qui‧si‧teur
  • Rhymes: -øːr

Noun[edit]

inquisiteur m (plural inquisiteurs)

  1. (Roman Catholicism, historical) inquisitor
    Synonym: kettermeester

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin inquīsītor.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

inquisiteur (feminine inquisitrice, masculine plural inquisiteurs, feminine plural inquisitrices)

  1. inquisitive, probing, prying

Noun[edit]

inquisiteur m (plural inquisiteurs, feminine inquisitrice)

  1. inquisitor

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