nine men's morris

== English == === Etymology === Popularly claimed to ultimately be from Latin merellus (“gamepiece (incl. in draughts), token, etc.”); a possible connection has also been linked to French marelle (“hopscotch”). === Noun === nine men's morris (uncountable) An ancient strategic board game for two players, each having nine pieces, and in which forming a row of three of one's own pieces earns the removal of one of the other player's pieces. ==== Related terms ==== twelve men's morris three men's morris ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === nine men's morris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia