eschekier

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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Medieval Latin scaccarium (chess board).

Noun

eschekier oblique singularm (oblique plural eschekiers, nominative singular eschekiers, nominative plural eschekier)

  1. chessboard
  2. exchequer (treasury)
  3. checkered pattern

Descendants

  • Middle French: eschiquier
    • French: échiquier
  • Norman: êchitchi
  • Middle English: escheker, cheker (see there for further descendants)

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