Court of Exchequer

Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Wikipedia

0.03 sec.

Court of Exchequer

the highest organ of financial administration in medieval England. It received its name from the checkered cloth that covered the tables in the hall where its members held their sessions. The Court of Exchequer was originally part of the king’s curia. In the 13th century it became a separate finance office headed by the treasurer. At that time the Court of Exchequer was divided into the court proper and the treasury. The members of the court—the barons of the exchequer—exercised control over the financial reports of the king’s officials and conducted judicial examinations of cases affecting the material interests of the crown.

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback

Mentioned in	?		References in classic literature	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found			If the minister enjoys the royal favor when he falls, or still has parliamentary hopes, he takes his secretary with him into retirement only to bring him back on his return; otherwise he puts him to grass in some of the various administrative pastures,--for instance, in the Court of Exchequer, that wayside refuge where private secretaries wait for the storm to blow over. Bureaucracy by de Balzac, Honore View in context			course-line deviation course-line deviation indicator course-line selector coursed ashlar coursed masonry coursed pattern coursed rubble coursed square rubble coursed veneer courser Courses courseware coursework Coursewriter III coursing coursing joint Court court card Court Commission Court Costs Court Interpreter court jester Court Judgment Court Marshal Court Musician Court of Exchequer Court of St Court Organization Court Ruling court system in the United States court tennis Court, Antoine Court, Commercial Court, Margaret Smith court-martial Courtade, Pierre Courteline, Georges Courtenay, Miles Courtenay, William courtesan Courtesanship Courtesy Courtesy, Excessive courthouse Courtly Literature courtly love Courtly, Sir Hartley Courtney, Charles Courtrai courtroom Courts of Honor, Officers			Court of audience Court of audience Court of Audit Court of Auditors Court of cassation Court of cassation Court of cassation court of chancery court of chancery Court of Chivalry court of claims court of claims court of claims Court of Claims Reports court of common pleas court of common pleas Court of Common Pleas (England) Court of Common Pleas (England) Court of Conscience Court of Conscience Court of Consience Court of Continuing Exclusive Jurisdiction Court of convocation Court of Criminal Appeal Court of customs and patent appeals Court of Customs and Patents Appeals Court of delegates court of domestic relations Court of equity Court of equity Court of Exchequer Court of Faculties Court of Federal Claims Court of Federal Claims Court of first instance Court of first instance Court of first instance Court of general jurisdiction Court of Honor Court of Honor Court of honour Court of Human Rights Court of impeachment Court of impeachment Court of impeachment court of inquiry court of inquiry court of inquiry Court of International Trade Court of International Trade Court of Justice Court of Justice Court of Justice Court of Justice Court of Justice Court of Justice of the European Communities Court of Justice of the European Communities Court of Justice of the European Communities Court of Justice of the European Communities Court of Justice of the European Union Court of Justiciary

Encyclopedia

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.