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noun

quaesītĭo

gen. quaesītōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
a seeking; searching after
a seeking or searching after (post-Aug.).
In gen.: Psyche quaesitioni Cupidinis intenta, populos circuibat, App. M. 5, p.… •
In gen.: Psyche quaesitioni Cupidinis intenta, populos circuibat, App. M. 5, p. 171, 8.—
a questioning by torture; the question; inquisition •
In partic., a questioning by torture, the question, inquisition: cum postero ad quaesitionem retraheretur, proripuit se custodibus, Tac. A. 4, 45; Inscr. Bertol. Antiq. Aquilei. p. 300, n. 419.
Perseus ID: n39942 Key: quaesitio