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Pall-mall

This article is about the 16th century game. For other uses, see Pall mall (disambiguation).
Drawing of a game of "pell-mell" between Frederick V of the Palatinate and Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, by Adriaen van de Venne, c. 1620–1626.

Pall-mall, paille-maille, palle-maille, pell-mell, or palle-malle (/ˈpælˈmæl/, /ˈpɛlˈmɛl/, also US: /ˈpɔːlˈmɔːl/[1][2]) is a lawn game (though primarily played on earth surfaces rather than grass) that was mostly played in the 16th and 17th centuries.[3] It is considered a precursor to croquet.

  1. ^ "pall-mall". The Chambers Dictionary (9th ed.). Chambers. 2003. ISBN 0-550-10105-5.
  2. ^ "pall-mall". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins.
  3. ^ Jusserand 1901, p. 306.
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