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pedinus

pedinus [pes, pedis+-inus] 1 footman. cinctorio scutum dicas deferre ~um Upton 20. 2 (in chess) pawn. unus dicitur rex, alter regina, tertius rochus ‥ sextus ~us. unde versus: rex rochus alfinus miles regina pedinus J. Waleys Schak. 463; powne of þe chesse, ~us PP; a pawn, ~us CathA; ‥ a pawne ‥ ~us pewne WW.

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