'Perdue' definitions:
Definition of 'Perdue'
From: GCIDE
- Perdu \Per*du"\, Perdue \Per*due"\ (p[~e]r*d[=u]" or p[~e]r"d[-u]), a. [F. perdu, f. perdue, lost, p. p. of perdre to lose, L. perdere. See Perdition.]
- 1. Lost to view; in concealment or ambush. [1913 Webster]
- He should lie perdue who is to walk the round. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Accustomed to, or employed in, desperate enterprises; hence, reckless; hopeless. "A perdue captain." --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]