1.AdjectiveAnswering to an interrogative or inquiry; conveying a reply.
2.AdjectiveRestorative; relating to the process of restoring.
3.NounA word which answers an interrogative.
"Shorter Examples; Or, Second Book of English Examples, to be Rendered Into Latin – Adapted to the Use of the Lower Class, Eton, printed by E. Williams, 1826, p.30"