cheker
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman escheker, from Medieval Latin scaccarium; equivalent to chek + -er. Doublet of escheker.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃɛˈkeːr/, /ˈt͡ʃɛkər/
Noun
cheker (plural chekers)
- A chessboard (checkerboard):
- An accounting table (originally with a checkered tablecloth)
- (by extension) The Exchequer (English fiscal department)
- (generally) A checkered pattern.
References
- “chekẹ̄r, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “chekẹ̄r, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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