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Chequers en · PROPN

Etymology

From the surname of a family that owned the house, whereas the surname was derived from reference to the Exchequer; more in Wikipedia at Chequers § Origin of the name.

Meanings

  1. A 16th-century manor house in Buckinghamshire, England, serving as the country house of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Relateds

cheque · chequer · Chancellor of the Exchequer · Exchequer · chequers · chequered · exchequer · chancellery · Lord Chancellor · chancellor · chequebook