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==References == | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) One of the superior courts of law; - so called from a checkered cloth, which covers, or formerly covered, the table. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) The department of state having charge of the collection and management of the royal revenue. [Eng.] Hence, the treasury; and, colloquially, pecuniary possessions in general; as, the company's exchequer is low. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To institute a process against (any one) in the Court of Exchequer. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:19, 13 October 2021
Exchequer [1]
(1): ( n.) One of the superior courts of law; - so called from a checkered cloth, which covers, or formerly covered, the table.
(2): ( n.) The department of state having charge of the collection and management of the royal revenue. [Eng.] Hence, the treasury; and, colloquially, pecuniary possessions in general; as, the company's exchequer is low.
(3): ( v. t.) To institute a process against (any one) in the Court of Exchequer.
