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 A chessboard or checkerboard. The Exchequer (English fiscal department) (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) (Anglo-Norman) alternative form of eschekier === References === escheker on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub