"mann" meaning in English

See mann in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: manns [plural], mannen [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Mann (“man”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|de|Mann||man}} Borrowed from German Mann (“man”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|mannen}} mann (plural manns or mannen)
  1. (chess) A fairy chess piece that can move to any adjacent square. It moves like a king but is not a royal piece.
    Sense id: en-mann-en-noun-DDF-jiRq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries, Chess, Pages with 14 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 14 entries: 0 0 0 2 0 10 9 12 8 11 0 1 8 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 1 13 8 0 0 0 0 Topics: board-games, chess, games

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