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escheator

escheator noun: a royal officer in medieval and early modern England, responsible for taking escheats from deceased subjects.

Noun

escheator (plural escheators)

  1. (England, Wales) A royal officer in medieval and early modern England, responsible for taking escheats from deceased subjects.

Forms of escheator

pluralescheators
alternative formescheater

Origin of escheator

Inherited from Middle English eschetour, itself borrowed from Anglo-Norman eschetour; equivalent to escheat + -or.

Words formed from escheator

Questions about escheator

What does escheator mean?
Escheator means a royal officer in medieval and early modern England, responsible for taking escheats from deceased subjects.
What part of speech is escheator?
Escheator is a noun.
What is the plural of escheator?
The plural of escheator is escheators.

Words near escheator in the dictionary

  1. escheaters
  2. escheatery
  3. escheating
  4. escheatment
  5. escheatments
  6. escheator
  7. escheators
  8. escheatorship
  9. escheatorships
  10. escheats
  11. eschel

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