cheker

Middle English

Alternative forms

• checher, chekar, chekere, chekier, chekir, chekker, chekkere, chekkyr, chekyr, chequer, schequer

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman escheker, from Medieval Latin scaccarium; equivalent to chek +‎ -er. Doublet of escheker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɛˈkeːr/, /ˈt͡ʃɛkər/

Noun

cheker (plural chekers)

1. A chessboard (checkerboard):
   1. A chess set; chess equipment.
   2. A game played with a chessboard; chess, checkers.
2. An accounting table (originally with a checkered tablecloth)
3. (by extension) The Exchequer (English fiscal department)
4. (generally) A checkered pattern.

Descendants

• English: checker, chequer (checkers, chequers)

References

• “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.