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Definition of 'chesse'

English

Noun

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  • * {{quote-book|year=1474|author=Caxton|title=Game and Playe of the Chesse|chapter=|edition= citation
  • |passage=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 / }}