ESCHEATO

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From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  ESCHEATOR. The name of an officer whose duties are generally to ascertain 
  what escheats have taken place, and to prosecute the claim of the 
  commonwealth for the purpose of recovering the escheated property. Vide 10 
  Vin. Ab. 158.