† mediateurn.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French médiateur.

Etymology: < French médiateur mediator n. (1740 in the sense ‘a variant of quadrille’). Compare Spanish mediator a card game similar to ombre (1774) and mediator n. 4.

Cards. Obsolete.

A type of bid in a variety of the game of quadrille (see quot. 1830).

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mediateur1797

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1797 Encycl. Brit. XV. 732/2 A king is the mediateur, which is demanded of the others by one of the players, who has a hand he expects to make five tricks of; and through the assistance of this king he can play alone and make six tricks.

1797 Encycl. Brit. XV. 733/1 A fish extraordinary is given to him who plays the mediateur, and to him who plays sans prendre.

1830 R. Hardie Hoyle made Familiar 38 [article Quadrille] In order to vary this game, some introduce the Mediateur or Roy Rendu, which is a king demanded of the others by one of the players, who having a hand by which he expects to make five tricks, can, with the assistance of this king, get six, and so plays alone, or sans appeller.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	mediateur
释义	† mediateurn. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French médiateur. Etymology: < French médiateur mediator n. (1740 in the sense ‘a variant of quadrille’). Compare Spanish mediator a card game similar to ombre (1774) and mediator n. 4. Cards. Obsolete. A type of bid in a variety of the game of quadrille (see quot. 1830). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > ombre and quadrille > [noun] > actions or tactics mediateur1797 defence1874 surrender1874 whim1874 solo1878 1797 Encycl. Brit. XV. 732/2 A king is the mediateur, which is demanded of the others by one of the players, who has a hand he expects to make five tricks of; and through the assistance of this king he can play alone and make six tricks. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XV. 733/1 A fish extraordinary is given to him who plays the mediateur, and to him who plays sans prendre. 1830 R. Hardie Hoyle made Familiar 38 [article Quadrille] In order to vary this game, some introduce the Mediateur or Roy Rendu, which is a king demanded of the others by one of the players, who having a hand by which he expects to make five tricks, can, with the assistance of this king, get six, and so plays alone, or sans appeller. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < n.1797
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