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cardecue

cardecue noun: an old French coin worth one quarter of an écu.

Noun

cardecue (plural cardecues)

  1. (historical) An old French coin worth one quarter of an écu.
    • Sir, for a Cardceue he will ſell the fee-ſimple of his ſaluation, the inheritance of it, and cut th’ intaile from all remainders, and a perpetuall ſucceſsion for it perpetually.c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Forms of cardecue

pluralcardecues

Origin of cardecue

From French quart d'écu.

Questions about cardecue

What does cardecue mean?
Cardecue means an old French coin worth one quarter of an écu.
What part of speech is cardecue?
Cardecue is a noun.
What is the plural of cardecue?
The plural of cardecue is cardecues.

Words near cardecue in the dictionary

  1. cardcastle
  2. cardcastles
  3. cardeck
  4. cardecks
  5. cardecu
  6. cardecue
  7. cardecues
  8. cardecus
  9. carded
  10. cardel
  11. Cardell

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