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noun • a bishop in one of several Eastern Orthodox Churches in North America • a bishop in eastern Christendom who holds a place below a patriarch but above a metropolitan • a viceroy who governed a large province in the Roman Empire | ||||||||
53% | 8 | Type of chess move where the king moves two squares towards the rook and the rook moves to the square next to the king | ||||||
noun • (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank • United States actor (1914-1998) • a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law • United States general and statesman who as Secretary of State organized the European Recovery Program (1880-1959) • United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835) | ||||||||
41% | 8 | Section of the board between the rook and the bishop | ||||||
noun • The side of the chessboard nearest to the king (at the opening position). | ||||||||
Bishop In File At The Back By A Rook Getting Check Crossword Clue
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EXARCH which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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EXARCH
Updated: October 14, 2023
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