escheator

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Etymology[edit]

escheat +‎ -or

Noun[edit]

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escheat

escheator (plural escheators)

(England and Wales law) A royal officer in medieval and early modern England, responsible for taking escheats from deceased subjects.

Quotations[edit]

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:escheator.

References[edit]

“escheator” in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.

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