per·du or per·due (p r-d  , -dy)n. Obsolete A soldier sent on an especially dangerous mission. [From French sentinelle perdue, forward sentry : sentinelle, sentinel + perdu, past participle of perdre, to lose (from Latin perdere; see perdition).] |
perdu, perdue [ˈpɜːdjuː]
adj
1. (Military) Obsolete (of a soldier) placed on hazardous sentry duty
2. (Military) Obsolete (of a soldier) placed in a hazardous ambush
3. (of a person or thing) hidden or concealed
n
1. (Military) Obsolete a soldier placed on hazardous sentry duty
2. (Military) Obsolete a soldier placed in a hazardous ambush
[via French: lost, from perdre to lose, from Latin perdere to destroy]
Perdu [pɛrdy]
n
(Placename) Mont. the French name for (Monte) Perdido
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