escheater

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A form of escheator — A royal officer in medieval and early modern England, responsible for taking escheats from deceased subjects.

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Meanings

nounescheater (plural escheaters)

plural escheaters

  1. alternativeAlternative form of escheator.
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APA

escheater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escheater

MLA

“escheater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escheater. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “escheater,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escheater.

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