eschekier

Old French

Alternative forms

escheker, eschequier, eskekier

Etymology

From Medieval Latin scaccarium (“chess board”).

Noun

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

chessboard
exchequer (treasury)
checkered pattern

Descendants

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

References

eschekier on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

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