escheker
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