escheterie
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman escheterie; corresponding to escheten + -erie.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
escheterie (uncountable)
- (rare) The medieval English governmental office that recorded escheated property; the escheatery.
Descendants edit
- → English: escheatery (calque)
References edit
- “eschēterīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.