Perdu

Origin

French

Full definition of perdu

Adjective

1. Hidden.
2. Lost (from a soldier given a mission he is not expected to return from).

Alternative forms

• perdue

Usage notes

This word occurs in Shakespeare's King Lear in the sense 'lost'. See citations tab for details.

Noun

1. One placed on watch, or in ambush.
2. A soldier sent on a forlorn hope.
• 1605, William Shakespeare, , IV. vii. 35:To watch, poor perdu,
  With this thin helm?

Anagrams

• drupe, duper, prude