Etymology

vergescu

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Today it means: The white shield that was the mark of novice knights, especially in Arthurian legend. Full definition →

Middle English [Term?] ← Old French vierge escu
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  1. Old French · derived fromvierge escu
  2. Middle English · inherited from[Term?]
  3. English todayvergescu

From Middle English [Term?], from Old French vierge escu (literally “virgin shield”). It was white because it lacked a background or devices, which celebrated accomplishments, of which the knight had none.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.