• Inquisitor

    Alternative forms

    Origin

    From Old French inquisiteur, from Latin inquīsītor

    Full definition of inquisitor

    Noun

    inquisitor

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

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