Captain Edward Carlisle[…]felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze,[…]; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this underhandicap so hard.
The older boy won, even though his opponent had been granted ahandicap of five meters.
Ahandicap in chess often involves removal of the queen's rook.
1901, “Gleanings”, inThe Agricultural Journal and Mining Record[1], volume 4, number 1, page31:
Eventually the elephant and camel were depatched by themselves with two laps start of the bicyclist and horse, the motor car being scratch. It was a sensational race owing to the conduct of the field, but on thehandicap the elephant won, bicycle second, motor car third.
(sometimes considered offensive) Thedisadvantage itself, in particularphysical ormental disadvantages of people.
Arace or similarcontest in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors.
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“handicap”, inKielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki:Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland),2004–, retrieved2 July 2023
