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chequers

chequers is the plural of chequer.

Meaning of chequer

Noun

chequer (plural chequers)

  1. The edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis.

See all 2 meanings of chequer

Proper noun capitalized: Chequers

Chequers

  1. A 16th-century manor house in Buckinghamshire, England, serving as the country house of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Origin of chequers

From the surname of a family that owned the house, whereas the surname was derived from reference to the Exchequer; more in Wikipedia at Chequers § Origin of the name.

Phrases with chequers

Questions about chequers

What does chequers mean?
Chequers means a 16th-century manor house in Buckinghamshire, England, serving as the country house of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
What is chequers the plural of?
Chequers is the plural of chequer.
What part of speech is chequers?
Chequers is a proper noun.

Words near chequers in the dictionary

  1. chequered skipper
  2. chequered skippers
  3. chequeredness
  4. chequering
  5. chequerings
  6. chequers
  7. Chequers agreement
  8. Chequers plan
  9. chequerwise
  10. chequerwork
  11. chequerworks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chequers (page history and authors); Chequers (page history and authors); chequer (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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