Besique
/bəˈziːk/noun
A variant spelling of bezique, a card game played with two decks.
Did you know?Besique is an established variant of bezique, a nineteenth-century European card game that became fashionable in Britain and was reportedly played by royalty.
Etymological Timeline
19th Century
French
bésigue
“The name of a card game; its deeper origin is uncertain.”
19th Century
English
bezique
“An imported name for the card game played with two packs.”
19th Century
English
besique
“A variant spelling of bezique.”
Modern English
English
besique
“A rare dictionary-listed form referring to the same card game.”