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 was at an expense of two hundred thousand écus that the welcoming fête was accomplished.
From Royal Palaces and Parks of France by Blanche McManus
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
This, one reads in the court chronicle, and further that: "The royal family usually lost a hundred thousand écus at play at each visit."
From Royal Palaces and Parks of France by Blanche McManus
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
It cost a hundred thousand écus to merely lead the water up to it.
From Royal Palaces and Parks of France by Blanche McManus
