EN PASSANT


Meaning of EN PASSANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌäⁿ-ˌpä-ˈsäⁿ, -pə- ]

adverb

Etymology: French

Date: 1665

1. : in passing

2. — used in chess of the capture of a pawn as it makes a first move of two squares by an enemy pawn that threatens the first of these squares

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.