01 n. One of the superior courts of law; -- so called from a checkered cloth, which covers, or formerly covered, the table.
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1.
One of the superior courts of law; -- so called from a checkered cloth, which covers, or formerly covered, the table.[Eng.]
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2.
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.[Eng.]
Phrases & compounds
Barons of the exchequer —
See under Baron.
Chancellor of the exchequer —
See under Chancellor.
Exchequer bills —
bills of money, or promissory bills, issued from the exchequer by authority of Parliament; a species of paper currency emitted under the authority of the government, and bearing interest.