The board used in the game of chess, having eight rows
of alternate light and dark squares, eight in each row. See
Checkerboard.
A right; law in its aspect of the foundation of rights; also, in old law, the writ of right. Abbott. Droit d'aubaine. See under Aubaine. -- Droits of the Admiralty (Eng. Law), rights or perquisites of the Admiralty, arising from seizure of an enemy's ships in...
