exchequer

Etymology
From, from ; from. This is because the cloth on which the treasurer counted money was chequered like a chessboard.

Noun

 * 1) An office of revenue taxation; a treasury.
 * 2) An available fund of money, especially one for a specific purpose.

Derived terms

 * The UK government treasury department

Translations

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Verb

 * 1)  To proceed against (a person) in the Court of Exchequer.