What does "perdu" mean?
Perdu: A soldier sent on a forlorn hope. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.Lost to view; in concealment or ambush; close. He should lie perdue who is to walk the round. Fuller.
- 3.Accustomed to, or employed in, desperate enterprises; hence, reckless; hopeless. "A perdue captain." Beau. & Fl.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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