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.
In chess, the word piece has three meanings, depending on the context. 1  It may mean any of the physical pieces of the set, including the pawns. When used this way, piece is synonymous with chessman (Hooper & Whyld 1992:307) or simply man (Hooper & Whyld 1987:200). In play, the term is usually used to exclude pawns, referring only to a queen, rook, bishop, knight, or king.