English Explanatory Dictionary

fers

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The medieval chess piece that developed into the modern queen.
  2. A fairy chess piece that moves one square diagonally.
name
  1. Federal Employees Retirement System.

Pronunciation

/fɪəs/ /fɪɹs/

Word forms

fers ferses ferz

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English fers, from Old French fierce, from Medieval Latin ferzia, from Classical Persian فَرْزِین (farzīn).

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