A query; question; doubt This word, occurring in tbe syllabus of a reported case or elsewhere, shows that a question is propounded as to what follows, or that the particular rule, decision, or statement is considered as open to question. Quaere de dubiis, quia per rationes pervenitur ad le^timam rationem. Inquire into doubtful points, because by reasoning we arrive at legal reason. Litt i 377.