See Also: escalation(dictionary)
dose-escalation(medicine)
Escalation Clause(money)

shambrier (iou) and escalation (iou)


shambrier (iou)



shambrier noun. rare. M17.
[French chambriere a long whip.]
Horsemanship. A short whip with a wide flap used in manege by an assistant on foot.

escalation (iou)



escalation noun. M20.
[from ESCALATE + -ATION.]
The process or an act of increasing in scale, scope, etc., by successive stages; (a) step-by-step development, esp. of a war or dispute.