écu
noun
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
écus
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pluralof écu.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It cost a hundred thousand écus to merely lead the water up to it.
From Royal Palaces and Parks of France by Blanche McManus
"Still, you'll admit that you can't pick up écus in the road."
From The Ten-foot Chain or, Can Love Survive the Shackles? A Unique Symposium by Achmed Abdullah
He makes a bargain with a voiturier to take us to Lucerne for eighteen écus.
From The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) by Florence A. Thomas Marshall
The Prince de Condé having been discharged from prison on October 20th, 1619, the king forwarded to him his commission of viceroy, and the Company of Rouen granted him a thousand écus.
From The Makers of Canada: Champlain by N.-E. (Narcisse-Eutrope) Dionne
They gave themselves no rest after their long and arduous journey, but started straight back viâ the Rhine, arriving in Rotterdam on 8th September with only twenty écus remaining, having been “horribly cheated.”
From The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) by Florence A. Thomas Marshall
