Exchequer – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
exchequer
n.
treasury of a state or country
Exchequer
The
Exchequer is a government department of the
United Kingdom probably originating in the Anglo-Saxon period lasting until 1834, responsible for the management and collection of
taxation and other government
revenues. The historical Exchequer developed judicial roles. A similar office existed in
Ireland during
British rule from 1299 to 1877.
exchequer
Noun
1. the funds of a government or institution or individual
(synonym) treasury
(hypernym) funds, finances, monetary resource, cash in hand, pecuniary resource
(hyponym) public treasury, trough, till
exchequer
n.
ministerstvo financí
Exchequer
(v. t.)
To institute a process against (any one) in the Court of Exchequer.
(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.
(n.)
One of the superior courts of law; -- so called from a checkered cloth, which covers, or formerly covered, the table.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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