quatorze

noun

qua·​torze

kəˈtȯ(ə)rz,

kaˈt-

plural -s

: a set of 4 aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens held in a hand at piquet and scoring 14 points

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, fourteen, from Old French, from Latin quattuordecim, from quattuor four + -decim (from decem ten)

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