eschas
French
Old French
Etymology
Vulgar Latin *scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king in chess”), from Persian شاه (shah, “shah, king”).
Noun
eschas m pl
- chess (board game)
- circa 1155, Wace, Le Roman de Brut:
- As eschas joent li plusor
- Several of them were playing chess
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