McPherson Surname Origin. The son of Pherson. Pherson is the son of Pfarrer, German, a parson, and that from Pfarre, a parish, a benefit, or living. Pfarre is derived from the Gaelic Faire, a watcher, to watch, an overseer, Episcopus.he son of Pherson. Pherson is the son of Pfarrer, German, a parson, and that from Pfarre, a parish, a benefit, or living. Pfarre is derived from the Gaelic Faire, a watcher, to watch, an overseer, Episcopus.
checkmate. Although synonymous with unbeatable, it can be used metaphorically to refer to anything you hold in high esteem. Derived from the game of chess; checkmate is an offensive position in which the loser cannot move his/her king out of check (ie: imminent defeat). Checkmate therefore means unbeatable with the implication that it is highly desireable to obtain.
Definition of mate. 1a (1) : associate, companion (2) chiefly British : an assistant to a more skilled worker : helper (3) chiefly British : friend, buddy âoften used as a familiar form of addressb archaic : match, peer.