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escheator

noun

escheator

noun

Etymology Inherited from Middle English eschetour, itself borrowed from Anglo-Norman eschetour; equivalent to escheat + -or.

1

Law England, Wales A royal officer in medieval and early modern England, responsible for taking escheats from deceased subjects.

Derived terms
escheatorship, subescheator

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.