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Loading... Feb 20, 2018 · very ancient game of skill with 32 pieces, played by two on a checkered board of 64 squares, 13c., from Old French esches "chessmen," plural of eschec "game of chess, chessboard; checkmate" (see check (n.1)), so called from the key move of the game. Modern French distinguishes éc.
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Mar 8, 2013 · The word “conclave” comes from the Latin, “with a key,” as in locked with a key. Today the cardinals are locked in to ensure secrecy and to protect them from outside influence.
The earliest known use of the noun conclave is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for conclave is from 1393, in the writing of John Gower, poet. conclave is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French conclave. See etymology.
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Conclave comes from a Latin word meaning "room that can be locked up" (from the Latin com-, "together," and clavis, "key"). The English conclave formerly had the same meaning, but that use is now obsolete.
The word conclave derives from the Latin “with key.” The great historical example that inspired “the conclave” occurred in 1268. When Pope Clement IV died that year, the cardinals met at the papal palace at Viterbo, Italy.
A conclave is a meeting of the College of Cardinals specifically for the purpose of electing a new Pope. The word itself comes from the Latin “cum clave,” which means “with a key.” Essentially, the Cardinals are “locked in” until they come to a decision.
In the Roman Catholic Church, the assembly of cardinals for the election of a pope; the meeting place for such an assembly. The word is recorded from late Middle English (denoting a private room) and comes via French from Latin conclave ‘lockable room’, from con-‘with’ + clavis ‘key’.
