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chessman
(-mən)
noun pl. chessmen
any of the pieces or pawns used in the game of chess: each player has 1 king, 1 queen, 2 rooks (or castles), 2 knights, 2 bishops, and 8 pawns
Origin: altered (infl. by man) < ME ches-meyne, lit., chess retinue < meyne, household < OFr mesnie < VL *mansionata < L mansio: see mansion
See chessman in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
One of the pieces used in playing chess.
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