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==Origin==

==Origin==

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''pown'', from Anglo-French ''peoun'', ''paun'', from Medieval Latin ''pedon''-, ''pedo'', ''peon'' foot [[soldier]], pedestrian from Latin ''ped''-, ''pes'' foot  

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''pown'', from Anglo-French ''peoun'', ''paun'', from Medieval Latin ''pedon''-, ''pedo'', ''peon'' foot [[soldier]], pedestrian from Latin ''ped''-, ''pes'' foot  

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]

Though the name [[origin]] of most chess pieces is obvious, the pawn's etymology is fairly obscure. Since chess became prevalent in [[mainstream]] [[society]], many new uses have derived from the [[word]]. "Pawn" is often taken to mean "one who is easily [[manipulated]]" or "one who is [[sacrificed]] for a larger [[purpose]]".  Because the pawn is the weakest piece, it is often used [[metaphorically]] to indicate unimportance or outright disposability, for example, "He's only a pawn in their [[game]]."

Though the name [[origin]] of most chess pieces is obvious, the pawn's etymology is fairly obscure. Since chess became prevalent in [[mainstream]] [[society]], many new uses have derived from the [[word]]. "Pawn" is often taken to mean "one who is easily [[manipulated]]" or "one who is [[sacrificed]] for a larger [[purpose]]".  Because the pawn is the weakest piece, it is often used [[metaphorically]] to indicate unimportance or outright disposability, for example, "He's only a pawn in their [[game]]."

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*2: one that can be used to further the [[purposes]] of another  

*2: one that can be used to further the [[purposes]] of another  

==Description==

==Description==

The '''pawn''' (♙♟) is the most numerous and (in most circumstances) [[weakest]] piece in the game of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess chess], [[representing]] infantry, or more particularly armed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peasant peasants] or pikemen. Each player begins the [[game]] with eight pawns, one on each square of the rank immediately beyond the main pieces. (In algebraic notation, the white pawns start on a2, b2, c2, ..., h2, while black pawns start on a7, b7, c7, ..., h7.)

The '''pawn''' (♙♟) is the most numerous and (in most circumstances) [[weakest]] piece in the game of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess chess], [[representing]] infantry, or more particularly armed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peasant peasants] or pikemen. Each player begins the [[game]] with eight pawns, one on each square of the rank immediately beyond the main pieces. (In algebraic notation, the white pawns start on a2, b2, c2, ..., h2, while black pawns start on a7, b7, c7, ..., h7.)

Pawns are differentiated by the files on which they currently stand. For example, one speaks of "White's f-pawn" or "Black's b-pawn", or less commonly (using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descriptive_chess_notation descriptive notation]), "White's king's bishop pawn" or "Black's queen's knight pawn". It is also common to refer to a rook pawn, meaning any pawn on the a- or h-file, a knight pawn (on the b- or g-file), a bishop pawn (on the c- or f-file), a queen pawn (on the d-file), a king pawn (on the e-file), and a central pawn (on either the d- or e-file).

Pawns are differentiated by the files on which they currently stand. For example, one speaks of "White's f-pawn" or "Black's b-pawn", or less commonly (using [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descriptive_chess_notation descriptive notation]), "White's king's bishop pawn" or "Black's queen's knight pawn". It is also common to refer to a rook pawn, meaning any pawn on the a- or h-file, a knight pawn (on the b- or g-file), a bishop pawn (on the c- or f-file), a queen pawn (on the d-file), a king pawn (on the e-file), and a central pawn (on either the d- or e-file).

Because pawns differ greatly from the other pieces, the use of the word ''pieces'' in chess literature usually excludes pawns, though this distinction between "pieces" and "pawns" is not found in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_of_chess official rules].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawn_%28chess%29]

Because pawns differ greatly from the other pieces, the use of the word ''pieces'' in chess literature usually excludes pawns, though this distinction between "pieces" and "pawns" is not found in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_of_chess official rules].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawn_%28chess%29]

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