escheker
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Anglo-Norman escheker, from Medieval Latin scaccarium. Doublet of cheker.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
escheker
- A chessboard or checkerboard.
- The Exchequer (English fiscal department)
- (by extension, rare) A municipal treasury.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “eschekē̆r, eschekor, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old French[edit]
Noun[edit]
escheker oblique singular, m (oblique plural eschekers, nominative singular eschekers, nominative plural escheker)
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of eschekier
References[edit]
- escheker on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
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