polignac

noun

po·​li·​gnac

ˌpōlēnˈyak

plural -s

1

: a card game in which a principal object is to avoid winning any jack in a trick

2

: the jack of spades in polignac and other games

Word History

Etymology

French, from Auguste Jules Armand Marie, Prince de Polignac †1847 French ultraroyalist politician

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