écu
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French écu. Doublet of scutum, escudo, scudo, and scute.
Pronunciation
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Noun
écu (plural écus)
- (historical) A silver coin formerly used in France, with varying values.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 260:
- The court joined in the enthusiasm, and following frequent stagings at Versailles, the king awarded de Belloy a thousand écus and a golden medallion.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 260:
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Translations
obsolete French unit of currency
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Old French escut, inherited from Latin scūtum, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover, protect”) or Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, split”).
Pronunciation
Noun
écu m (plural écus)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “écu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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