alfin

See also: al fin

English

Etymology

From Middle English alfyn, alphyn, aufyn, etc., from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French alfin, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Spanish alfil, arfil, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic الفِيل (al-fīl, “the elephant”).

Noun

alfin (plural alfins)

1. (obsolete, chess) bishop

References

• “alfin”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• final, flain