escheator

[ es-chee-ter ]

/ ɛsˈtʃi tər /

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noun

an officer in charge of escheats.

Nearby words

escharotic, escharotomy, eschatology, escheat, escheatage, escheator, escher, escher figure, escher, m. c., escherichia, escherichia coli

Origin of escheator

1250–1300; Middle English eschetour < Anglo-French. See escheat, -or²

Related forms

sub·es·cheat·or, noun

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Examples from the Web for escheator

King Edward accordingly commanded the mayor of London, his escheator in that city, to take inquisition concerning the premises.
The Knights Templars|C. G. (Charles Greenstreet) Addison
But the land could not be granted again until the lapse of title was officially declared in the office of the escheator.
Beginnings of the American People|Carl Lotus Becker
The audit of the Escheator's accounts for the county of Lincoln proves that the distress was very real.
The Great Pestilence (A.D. 1348-9)|Francis Aidan Gasquet
Sometimes several such writs are addressed at one time to the Escheator to inquire into many deaths in the same place.
The Great Pestilence (A.D. 1348-9)|Francis Aidan Gasquet

The county offices were: sheriff, coroner, escheator, and constable or bailiff.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. Reilly