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eschetur (1258-59)
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eschetur (1258-59)

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escaetour,  eschaetur,  eschateur;  escheatour;  escheitour;  escheteir,  eschetir,  eschetor,  eschetour,  escheture;  eschietur;  eychetor,  eychetour  (eschectur,  esscheitur Foedera1 i 475)  
  FEW:  *excadere 3,262b Gdf:  escheoitor 3,384c GdfC: ∅ TL: eschëoitor 3,883 DEAF:  escheoir (escheoitor)  DMF:  échoiteur  TLF: ∅ OED:  escheator n.  MED:  eschetour n.  DMLBS:  escëator 800c

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lawoccupationescheator, royal official responsible for enforcing the king's feudal incidents (such as wardship and marriage) and other royal rights: 
( 1258-59 )  ke les eschaeturs eient franche administraciun des bens  Ann Burt 452
( c.1285-86 )  pris en la mayn nostre seigneur le rey par ses escheture e extendutz  Cal Anc Pet 369
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  De nos eschetours soit ausi enquis [...] queles terres il eynt seysez en nostre meyn en cel counté  BRITT i 85
( 1311 )  l’eschetour de la trente ad mandé a son suschestour [...]  Reg Kellawe i 77

See also:

chetur  eschete  escheter  escheterie  suzeschetur 
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