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stale⋅mate
[steyl-meyt]
noun, verb, -mat⋅ed, -mat⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | Chess. a position of the pieces in which a player cannot move any piece except the king and cannot move the king without putting it in check. |
| 2. | any position or situation in which no action can be taken or progress made; deadlock: Talks between union and management resulted in a stalemate. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to subject to a stalemate. |
| 4. | to bring to a standstill. |
–verb (used without object)
| 5. | to be or result in a stalemate or standoff: Negotiations stalemated when new salary demands were introduced. |
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Stalemate
Stale"mate`\, n. (Chess) The position of the king when he can not move without being placed on check and there is no other piece which can be moved.Stalemate
Stale"mate`\, v. t. (Chess) To subject to a stalemate; hence, to bring to a stand.
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Language Translation for : stalemate
Italian:
stallo,
German:
das Patt,
Japanese:
手詰り
stalemate
1765, in chess, from stale "stalemate" (1425) + mate "checkmate" (see checkmate). M.E. stale is probably from Anglo-Fr. estale "standstill" (see stall (2)). A misnomer, since a stale is not a mate. "In England from the 17th c. to the beginning of the 19th c. the player who received stalemate won the game" [OED]. Fig sense is recorded from 1885.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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