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Show Derived from tho French. Persia's rulor is tho "shah," which word entored tho English languago long ago by way of the Arabic and old French, arriving in tho form of "check." "Chess" Is really "checks," kings; nad tho cry ot "Check!" means ono's king is In danger, Ilenco tho verb and substantiate "check" in all their English meanings; "check," or "chequo," which was originally tho counter foil of n bill that sonod to "check" fraud; "checkered," from tho aspect of tho chessboard, and "exchequer," "exche-quer," from the checkered pattern of tho tablecloth on which the king's accounts wero kept with counters- |