Besigue
/bəˈziːɡ/noun
A card game played with two standard packs, usually by two players.
Did you know?Besigue is an English variant of bezique, a nineteenth-century card game whose ultimate name origin remains unknown rather than magical or occult.
Etymological Timeline
19th Century
French
bésigue
“The name of a card game; the form is documented in French.”
19th Century
French
bezique
“A closely related French spelling and the source of the common English form.”
19th Century
English
bezique
“A card game adopted into English usage.”
19th–20th Century
English
besigue
“An established variant spelling of bezique.”
Modern English
English
besigue
“A two-player card game using two packs of cards; its deeper etymology is uncertain.”