Inquisitor
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
A designation of sheriffs, coroners super visum corporis, and the like, who have power to Inquire into certain matters. In Ecclesiastical Law. The name of an officer who is authorized to inquire into heresies, and the like, and to punish them. A Judge.