"cheker" meaning in Middle English

See cheker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃɛˈkeːr/, /ˈt͡ʃɛkər/
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|la-med|scaccarium}} Medieval Latin scaccarium, {{af|enm|chek|-er}} chek + -er Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} cheker, {{enm-noun}} cheker (plural chekers) Forms: chekers [plural], checher [alternative], chekar [alternative], chekere [alternative], chekier [alternative], chekir [alternative], chekker [alternative], chekkere [alternative], chekkyr [alternative], chekyr [alternative], chequer [alternative], schequer [alternative]
  1. A chessboard (checkerboard):
    A chess set; chess equipment.
    Sense id: en-cheker-enm-noun-T9qR4dvG Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Chess Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 38 1 23 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 36 1 26 1 Disambiguation of Chess: 53 39 0 8 0
  2. A chessboard (checkerboard):
    A game played with a chessboard; chess, checkers.
    Sense id: en-cheker-enm-noun-Xsx0Egho Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 38 1 23 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 36 1 26 1
  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
    Sense id: en-cheker-enm-noun-cX~gxYy3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Finance Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 21 26 2 49 2 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -er: 15 20 2 61 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 38 1 23 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 36 1 26 1 Disambiguation of Finance: 10 26 11 42 12
  5. (generally) A checkered pattern.
    Sense id: en-cheker-enm-noun-A7sPgyCb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): England, Government Disambiguation of England: 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Government: 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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