-
pieces that were
previously captured. J'adoube /ʒadub/, from the verb
adouber which is
obsolete French except in
chess (meaning "to touch") and in chivalry...
-
capturing the
first one
touched as per the game's rules; lit. "I adjust", from
adouber, to dub (the
action of
knighting someone). je ne
regrette rien "I regret...
-
touch a
piece without being subject to the
touched piece rule. The verb
adouber,
literally "to dub" (raise to the knighthood), is
rarely used in contemporary...
- "acre" ( < L *acrum < Gmc, cf Goth akr, OE æcer, Eng acre, Germ Acker)
adouber "to arm, strike" ( < Fr à +
douber < OFr
duber &
dober < Gmc, cf OE dubban...
