escheker

Middle English

Alternative forms

• eschecour, eschekker, eschekkere, eschequeer, eschequer, eschequier, esscheker

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman escheker, from Medieval Latin scaccarium. Doublet of cheker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛsˌt͡ʃɛˈkeːr/, /ɛsˈt͡ʃɛkər/

Noun

escheker

1. A chessboard or checkerboard.
2. The Exchequer (English fiscal department)
3. (by extension, rare) A municipal treasury.

Descendants

• English: exchequer, Exchequer

References

• “eschekē̆r, eschekor, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Noun

escheker oblique singular, m (oblique plural eschekers, nominative singular eschekers, nominative plural escheker)

1. (Anglo-Norman) alternative form of eschekier

References

• escheker on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub