Meanings
perdue1
- alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of perdu.
Here, lying perdue, in a snug corner of the hideous inclosure, he over-hears certain Chiefs, or Princes, of the Devils, in their conferences, relate their several exploits and atchievements ^([sic]) in the seduction of mankind […]
1772, Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal, volume 47, page 393
Perdue2
plural Perdues
- countableuncountableA surname.
Earlier this week, the two GOP senators, Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, fighting for reelection, demanded Raffensperger resign from office, accusing him without evidence of failing to “deliver honest and transparent elections.”
2020 November 11, Veronica Stracqualursi, “Georgia to conduct full by-hand count of presidential race ballots, secretary of state says”, in CNN, archived from the original on 07 Aug 20231 more example
The headwinds pushing against Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue have been gusting out of the Oval Office, Mar-a-Lago and the golf course from where Trump has been battling the results of the November election with a barrage of falsehoods and limp lawsuits.
2020 December 29, Frida Ghitis, “Trump has set Republicans up to fail in Georgia”, in CNN, archived from the original on 03 Oct 2022 - countableuncountableA rural municipality in mid Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Perdue No. 346.
- countableuncountableA village within the rural municipality in Saskatchewan.
Origin
Variant of Pardew.
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