"cheker" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /t͡ʃɛˈkeːr/, /ˈt͡ʃɛkər/ Forms: chekers [plural]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman escheker, from Medieval Latin scaccarium; equivalent to chek + -er. Doublet of escheker. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|escheker}} Anglo-Norman escheker, {{der|enm|ML.|scaccarium}} Medieval Latin scaccarium, {{af|enm|chek|-er}} chek + -er, {{m|enm|escheker}} escheker Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} cheker, {{enm-noun}} cheker (plural chekers)
  1. A chessboard (checkerboard):
    A chess set; chess equipment.
    Categories (topical): Finance Categories (place): England
    Sense id: en-cheker-enm-noun-T9qR4dvG Disambiguation of Finance: 28 33 8 27 3 Disambiguation of England: 49 24 6 19 2 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 40 23 7 30 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 21 7 30 1 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -er: 41 20 7 32 1
  2. A chessboard (checkerboard):
    A game played with a chessboard; chess, checkers.
    Categories (topical): Chess, Finance
    Sense id: en-cheker-enm-noun-Xsx0Egho Disambiguation of Chess: 33 42 6 17 2 Disambiguation of Finance: 28 33 8 27 3
  3. An accounting table (originally with a checkered tablecloth)
    Sense id: en-cheker-enm-noun-l2lmBpzP
  4. (by extension) The Exchequer (English fiscal department) Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-cheker-enm-noun-cX~gxYy3 Disambiguation of Finance: 28 33 8 27 3
  5. (generally) A checkered pattern.
    Sense id: en-cheker-enm-noun-A7sPgyCb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Government
Disambiguation of Government: 0 0 0 0 0 Synonyms: checher, chekar, chekere, chekier, chekir, chekker, chekkere, chekkyr, chekyr, chequer, schequer

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