I. noun see: check Date: 14th century a game for 2 players each of whom moves 16 pieces according to fixed rules across a checkerboard and tries to checkmate the opponent's king,
II. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1736 a weedy annual European bromegrass ( Bromus secalinus ) widely naturalized in North America as a weed especially in grain, any of several weedy bromegrasses related to chess
