escheterie

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === escheterye, eschetrie === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman escheterie; corresponding to escheten +‎ -erie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛsˌt͡ʃɛːtəˈriː(ə)/, /ɛsˈt͡ʃɛːtəriː(ə)/ === Noun === escheterie (uncountable) (rare) The medieval English governmental office that recorded escheated property; the escheatery. ==== Descendants ==== → English: escheatery (calque) ==== References ==== “eschēterīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.