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NODE / 0211attestedMiddle English

chekmaten / chekmat

to checkmate or frustrate; the mating position

DATE
14th–15th centuries
SENSE
chess defeat
FAMILY
Indo-European / West Germanic
CANONICAL KEY
node:2:chekmaten-chekmat:attested:sense:chess-defeat

English derives the verb from the transmitted chess compound.

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Anglo-French · Anglo-French period · checkmate compound

eschec mat

the announcement that the opponent’s king cannot escape

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Anglo-French eschec mat is borrowed as Middle English chek mat and supplies the derived verb chekmaten.
MEANING
The announcement that a king cannot escape becomes both a chess result and complete frustration.
CHRONOLOGY
Middle English borrowing and derivation.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster Editors
CONFIDENCE
established
Checkmate — Word HistorysupportsEtymology — noun and verb

Connects Middle English with Anglo-French eschec mat.

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Present-Day English · 14th century–today · inescapable defeat

checkmate

an inescapable chess defeat; complete thwarting

SOUND
Middle English chekmaten / chekmat stabilizes as modern checkmate.
MEANING
Chess defeat and complete frustration continue together into modern English.
CHRONOLOGY
Fourteenth century to modern English.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster Editors
CONFIDENCE
established — Merriam-Webster records frustrate alongside the chess meaning already in Middle English.
Checkmate — Word HistorysupportsEtymology — verb; First Known Use

Documents the Middle English verb and its chess/frustrate meanings.

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