lexicography

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A 1627 English dictionary, quoted by Murray, describes the chess 'Bishop' as 'cloven in the head like a miter,' textually attested from 1499

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Portuguese chess terminology (19th-c. attestation in Murray) recorded 'mitra' as an alternate name for the bishop-equivalent piece

claim seedling Tier 1 2026-07-28 · history-of-games, chess, etymology, translation-history, lexicography