eschekier

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Medieval Latin scaccarium (“chess board”).

Noun

eschekier oblique singular, m (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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