To bring before the Exchequer; to summon to account or audit one's finances.
From 'en-' plus 'chequer,' which comes from Old French 'eschec' (chess), because the Exchequer used a checkered table for tallying accounts like a chessboard.
The Exchequer's checkered cloth gave it its name and gave us 'check' and 'chequer'—a medieval accounting tool that was so effective its pattern became synonymous with financial authority.
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