eschekier
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Old French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin scaccarium (“chess board”).
Noun[edit]
eschekier oblique singular, m (oblique plural eschekiers, nominative singular eschekiers, nominative plural eschekier)
- chessboard
- exchequer (treasury)
- checkered pattern
Descendants[edit]
- Middle French: eschiquier
- French: échiquier
- Norman: êchitchi
- → Middle English: escheker, cheker (see there for further descendants)