{Vendue master}, one who is authorized to sell any property by vendue; an auctioneer. [Obsoles.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
vendue — public sale, auction, 1680s, from Du. vendu, from Fr. vendue sale, from vendre to sell, from L. vendere (see VEND (Cf. vend)) … Etymology dictionary
vendue — index auction Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
vendue — ☆ vendue [ven′do͞o΄, ven′dyo͞o΄ ] n. [obs. Fr, sale < vendu, pp. of vendre: see VEND] a public auction … English World dictionary
vendue — ● vendu, vendue nom Populaire. Personne qui a aliéné sa liberté, qui a trahi ou accepté certaines compromissions pour de l argent. vendue [vɑ̃dy] n. f. ÉTYM. 1239; substantivation de vendu, adj., au féminin. ❖ ♦ Vx, régional ( … Encyclopédie Universelle
vendue — /ven dooh , dyooh /, n. a public auction. [1680 90; < D vendu < MF vendue sale, n. use of fem. of vendu, ptp. of vendre to sell; see VEND] * * * … Universalium
vendue — [vɛn dju:] noun US & W. Indian a public auction. Origin C17: via Du. from Fr. dialect vendue sale … English new terms dictionary
vendue — /vɛnˈdju/ (say ven dyooh) noun a public auction. {Dutch vendu, from Old French vendue sale, from vendre sell} …
vendue — n. US a public auction. Etymology: Du. vendu(e) f. F vendue sale f. vendre VEND … Useful english dictionary
Vendue master — Vendue Ven*due , n. [OF. vendue, from F. vendre, p. p. vendu, vendue, to sell.] A public sale of anything, by outcry, to the highest bidder; an auction. [Obsoles.] [1913 Webster] {Vendue master}, one who is authorized to sell any property by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vendue crier — noun or vendue master : auctioneer … Useful english dictionary
