escheator

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noun

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

OriginMiddle English eschetour ← Anglo-Norman eschetour →
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Meanings

nounescheator (plural escheators)

plural escheators · alternative escheater

  1. EnglandWaleslawA royal officer in medieval and early modern England, responsible for taking escheats from deceased subjects.

Origin

  1. Anglo-Normaneschetour
  2. Middle Englisheschetour
  3. Englishescheator

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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