bellique

French

Etymology

From Latin bellicus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛ.lik/, /be.lik/
  • Rhymes: -ik

Adjective

bellique (plural belliques)

  1. (obsolete, relational) war
    • 1555, Nostradamus, Les Prophéties, 35th quatrain of the 1st Century, reputated to have predicted the death of king Henri II of France in a tournament.
      Le lion jeune le vieux surmontera ;
      En champ bellique par singulier duelle,
      Dans cage d’or ses yeux lui crèvera,
      Deux plaies une, puis mourir, mort cruelle.
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