Definition of EXCHEQUER

exchequer

Meanings

Plural: exchequers

Noun

  • the funds of a government or institution or individual
  • An office of revenue taxation; a treasury.
  • An available fund of money, especially one for a specific purpose.

Verb

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

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

treasury

Scrabble Score: 30

exchequer is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
exchequer is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 31

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