I. noun see: installment Date: 1765 a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play, a drawn contest ; deadlock , II. transitive verb Date: 1765 to bring into a ~
STALEMATE
Meaning of STALEMATE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012