noun, verb — 3 senses
/ɛksˈt͡ʃɛ.kɚ/ · /ɪksˈt͡ʃɛ.kɚ/
Etymology From Middle English escheker, from Anglo-Norman escheker (“chessboard”), from Medieval Latin scaccarium. This is because the cloth on which the treasurer counted money was chequered like a chessboard.
An office of revenue taxation; a treasury.
An available fund of money, especially one for a specific purpose.
Etymology From Middle English escheker, from Anglo-Norman escheker (“chessboard”), from Medieval Latin scaccarium. This is because the cloth on which the treasurer counted money was chequered like a chessboard.
To proceed against (a person) in the Court of Exchequer.
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