Churchwarden vs Questman - What's the difference?
churchwarden | questman |
(British) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.
(US) A similar functionary of the Episcopal church.
(UK, slang) A churchwarden pipe.
(obsolete) One who is legally empowered to look into certain matters, especially abuses of weights and measures.
(obsolete) A churchwarden's assistant; a sidesman.
(obsolete) A collector of parish rents.
As nouns the difference between churchwarden and questman
is that churchwarden is (british) a lay officer of the church of england who handles the secular affairs of the parish while questman is (obsolete) one who is legally empowered to look into certain matters, especially abuses of weights and measures.churchwarden
English
(wikipedia churchwarden)Noun
(en noun)- There was a small wooden table placed in front of the smoldering fire, with decanters, a jar of tobacco, and two long churchwardens . — W. Black.