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stalemate

stalemate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

Definitions

  1. 1.The position of the king when he can not move without being placed on check and there is no other piece which can be moved.
  2. 2.To subject to a stalemate; hence, to bring to a stand.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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