perdu


per·du

or per·due P0185500 (pər-do͞o′, -dyo͞o′)n. Obsolete A soldier sent on an especially dangerous mission.
[French perdu, masculine past participle, and perdue, feminine past participle (as in sentinelle perdue, lost sentry, sentry posted in a position in which death is likely) of perdre, to lose, from Latin perdere; see perdition.]

perdu

(ˈpɜːdjuː) or

perdue

adj1. (Military) obsolete (of a soldier) placed on hazardous sentry duty2. (Military) obsolete (of a soldier) placed in a hazardous ambush3. (of a person or thing) hidden or concealedn4. (Military) obsolete a soldier placed on hazardous sentry duty5. (Military) obsolete a soldier placed in a hazardous ambush[C16: via French: lost, from perdre to lose, from Latin perdere to destroy]

Perdu

(pɛrdy) n (Placename) Mont Perdu the French name for (Monte) Perdido

per•du

or per•due

(pərˈdu, -ˈdyu, pɛr-)

adj., n., pl. -dus or -dues. adj. 1. hidden; concealed; obscured. n. 2. Obs. a soldier assigned to a very dangerous mission or position. [1585–95; < French: lost, past participle of perdre < Latin perdere to lose; see perdition]