escheator
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of escheator
1250–1300; Middle English eschetour < Anglo-French. See escheat, -or 2
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The escheator was appointed annually by the Treasurer to administer the Crown's rights in feudal land in the county.
From Our Legal Heritage by S. A. Reilly
But the land could not be granted again until the lapse of title was officially declared in the office of the escheator.
From Beginnings of the American People by William E. Dodd
Mr. Ford Fosdick, a gentleman of the learned profession, very straight of person, and most bland of manners, is what may be called escheator in ordinary to the state.
From Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter by F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams
She was the niece of John de London, late the King’s escheator south of Trent.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power
King Edward accordingly commanded the mayor of London, his escheator in that city, to take inquisition concerning the premises.
From The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple by Charles G. Addison
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