questuary

Meanings

• noun

  A large, covered structure near a harbor or river where merchants and traders sell their wares or where fishing boats unload their catch.

  - "The questuary was bustling with activity as merchants sold their goods."
  - "The fish market at the questuary was famous for its fresh catch."

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Variants

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quest , quested , quester , questers , questing , quests

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Etymology

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From Old French questerie, from quester 'to seek' + -ie, suffix forming nouns denoting a place.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'questuary' comes from the Latin word quaestus, meaning 'profit' or 'gain'.

2. The largest questuary in the world is the Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo, Japan.

3. The questuary was an important part of medieval European trade and commerce.

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Related Concepts

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1. Market: A market is a place where buyers and sellers come together to exchange goods and services.

2. Harbor: A harbor is a sheltered body of water where ships can safely dock and load or unload cargo.

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Culture

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The questuary has been an important part of maritime trade and commerce for centuries. In literature, it has been used as a setting in works such as Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and Melville's Moby-Dick.

How to Memorize "questuary"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a large, covered structure near a body of water where merchants are selling their wares.
   - Imagine a bustling marketplace with boats in the background.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'questuary' with the idea of a marketplace near a body of water.
   - Think of the word 'quest' and imagine a place where people go to seek out goods.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'questuary' as a 'quest' for goods by the 'sea'.

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