eschekier

== Old French == === Alternative forms === escheker, eschequier, eskekier === Etymology === From Medieval Latin scaccarium (“chess board”). === Noun === eschekier oblique singular, m (oblique plural eschekiers, nominative singular eschekiers, nominative plural eschekier) chessboard exchequer (treasury) checkered pattern ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: eschiquierFrench: échiquier Norman: êchitchi → Middle English: escheker, cheker (see there for further descendants) === References === eschekier on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub