echekere,  echecker;  escheccere,  escheckerre,  eschecer;  escheker,  eschekere;  eschekker,  eschekkere,  eschekier,  eschekkier,  eschekkir,  eschiekkier;  eschecqer,  escheqer,  eschesqer,  escheqir;  eschequer,  escheqier,  eschequier,  eschequir,  eschequyr,  eschequoer;  eskekere,  eskekier;  excheker  (elschequer  Rot Parl¹ ii 219,  encheker  Rot Parl¹ i 154,  eschecerie  Mch Tayl Accs² 279 (6 henry IV),  eschelker  Fouke ANTS 22.34)  

  FEW:  sah 19,166b Gdf:  eschequier 2 3,385b GdfC:  eschequier 9,514a TL: eschequier 3,892 DEAF:  eschec 1 (eschequier)  DMF:  échiquier  TLF:  échiquier  OED:  exchequer n.  MED:  escheker n.  DMLBS: ∅

s.1chess-board 2reckoning-board 3table with a chequered top 4(royal) Exchequer, office or department of state overseen by the Treasurer, the Justiciary, and other judges of the King's Court, and Barons nominated by the King 5particoloured sweetmeat 6(used as a surname)

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