cheker
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Anglo-Norman escheker, from Medieval Latin scaccarium; equivalent to chek + -er. Doublet of escheker.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cheker (plural chekers)
- A chessboard (checkerboard):
- An accounting table (originally with a checkered tablecloth)
- (by extension) The Exchequer (English fiscal department)
- (generally) A checkered pattern.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “chekẹ̄r, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “chekẹ̄r, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.