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