Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

escheator

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: es-cheator
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: eschetour
Suffix: escheat

Inflected Forms

escheators (plural) escheater (alternative)

Derived Forms

escheatorship subescheator

Questions

What does escheator mean?: A royal officer in medieval and early modern England, responsible for taking escheats from deceased subjects.
Where does escheator come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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