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escheators

escheators is the plural of escheator.

Meaning of escheator

Noun

escheator (plural escheators)

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

Questions about escheators

What is escheators the plural of?
Escheators is the plural of escheator.

Words near escheators in the dictionary

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

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