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exchequer

noun
/ɛksˈt͡ʃɛ.kɚ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tek- Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati Proto-Iranian *xšáyati Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ) Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ) Classical Persian شاه (šāh)bor. Arabic شَاه (šāh)bor. Medieval Latin scaccus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Medieval Latin -ārius Medieval Latin -ārium Medieval Latin scaccarium Anglo-Norman eschekerbor. Middle English escheker English exchequer 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.

  1. derived from scaccarium
  2. derived from escheker
  3. inherited from escheker

Definitions

  1. An office of revenue taxation

    An office of revenue taxation; a treasury.

  2. An available fund of money, especially one for a specific purpose.

    • "A couple, eh, my girl?" he replied, fishing deeply into both his trouser pockets. "You don't mean tanners by any chance? Well, that's the state of the exchequer." Two sixpences and a few coppers were the result of his investigation.

  3. To proceed against (a person) in the Court of Exchequer.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. The government department that collects and manages revenue.

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