eschas

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: escha, eschât

Verb

eschas

1. second-person singular past historic of escher

Old French

Etymology

Vulgar Latin *scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king in chess”), from Persian شاه (šâh, “shah, king”).

Noun

eschas m pl

1. chess (board game)
   • c. 1155, Wace, Le Roman de Brut:

     As eschas joent li plusor

     Several of them were playing chess