Mann
nounEtymology Borrowed from Assamese মান (man, “Burmese”).
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Descendants of Burmese people who settled in Northeast India.
mann
nounalso spelled MannEtymology Borrowed from German Mann (“man”). Doublet of man and Manu.
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Board games, Chess, Games A fairy chess piece that can move to any adjacent square. It moves like a king but is not a royal piece.
- The mann moves like a king but is not royal; he cannot castle and he’s allowed to be captured. The mann is most popular for chess theorists who wish to discuss the king as an attacking piece, or for chess puzzles that wish to use a non-royal king.2018 October 12, aabicus, “My 7 Favorite Fairy Chess Pieces”, in The Daily SPUF: