chesse
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editchesse (uncountable)
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editEtymology 1
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editchesse
- Alternative form of ches
- 1474, Caxton, Game and Playe of the Chesse[1]:
- For as moche as the Noble persone canne not rewle ne gouerne with oute y'e seruyce and werke of the peple/ than hit behoueth to deuyse the oeuurages and the offices of the werkemen/ Than I shall begynne fyrst at the fyrst pawne/ that is in the playe of the chesse
- For as much as the Noble person cannot rule or govern without the service and work of the people / than it behooves to devise the overages and the offices of the workman / Then I shall begin first at the first pawn / that is in the playing of chess
Etymology 2
editNoun
editchesse
- Alternative form of chese