Perdu
Perdu (pẽr*dū" or pẽr"du) , noun
[See Perdu, a.]
1.
One placed on watch, or in ambush.
2.
A soldier sent on a forlorn hope. — Shakespeare
Perdu (pẽr*dū" or pẽr"du) , adjective
[French perdu, f. perdue, lost, past participle of perdre to lose, Latin perdere. See Perdition.]
1.
Lost to view; in concealment or ambush.
He should lie perdue who is to walk the round.
2.
Accustomed to, or employed in, desperate enterprises; hence, reckless; hopeless.
A perdue captain.
Also: Perdue