xeque.
check (when the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece)
Meaning & usage
check (when the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece)
a dangerous situation
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Arabic شَاه (šāh), from Persian شاه (šâh, “king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh, “king”), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/, “king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ksayati (“he rules, he has power over”), from Proto-Indo-European *tke- (“to gain power over, gain control over”). Doublet of cheque and xá.
alternative form of xeique (“sheikh”)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).
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