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minor piece
noun
, Chess.
- a bishop or knight.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of minor piece1
First recorded in 1860–65
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Example Sentences
“Winning the exchange” signifies capturing a rook in exchange for a minor piece.
From Project Gutenberg
Mention has been made in this chapter of a first section in a minor piece of Scarlatti's ending in the major key of the dominant.
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Second: I am, after all, a very minor piece and the game is a great one.
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