quaesitio
From LSJ
Δειναὶ γὰρ αἱ γυναῖκες εὑρίσκειν τέχνας → Multum struendas mulier ad fraudes valet → Intrigen zu ersinnen ist die Frau geschickt
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
quaesītĭo: ōnis, f. quaero,
I a seeking or searching after (post-Aug.).
I In gen.: Psyche quaesitioni Cupidinis intenta, populos circuibat, App. M. 5, p. 171, 8.—
II 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.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
quæsītĭō,¹⁶ ōnis, f. (quæro), recherche : Apul. M. 5, 28 || question, torture : Tac. Ann. 4, 45.
