escheterie
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman escheterie; corresponding to escheten + -erie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛsˌt͡ʃɛːtəˈriː(ə)/, /ɛsˈt͡ʃɛːtəriː(ə)/
Noun
escheterie (uncountable)
- (rare) The medieval English governmental office that recorded escheated property; the escheatery.
Descendants
- → English: escheatery (calque)
References
- “eschēterīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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