chessman

American

[ches-man, -muhn] / ˈtʃɛsˌmæn, -mən /

noun

any piece used in the game of chess.

chessman British

/ ˈtʃɛsˌmæn, -mən /

noun

any of the eight pieces and eight pawns used by each player in a game of chess

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noun

chessmen

plural

Etymology

Origin of chessman

1275–1325; Middle English; earlier chesse meyne, equivalent to chesse chess ¹ + meyne household ( man, men by folk etymology) < Middle French mesniée < Latin mansiōn- (stem of mansiō ); see mansion

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