bellique
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin bellicus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
bellique (plural belliques)
- (obsolete) Of or pertaining to war.
- 1555, Nostradamus, Les Prophéties, 35th quatrain of the 1st Century, reputated to have predicted the death of king Henri II of France in a tournament.
- Le lion jeune le vieux surmontera ;
En champ bellique par singulier duelle,
Dans cage d’or ses yeux lui crèvera,
Deux plaies une, puis mourir, mort cruelle.
- Le lion jeune le vieux surmontera ;
- 1555, Nostradamus, Les Prophéties, 35th quatrain of the 1st Century, reputated to have predicted the death of king Henri II of France in a tournament.