bezique

/bəˈziːk/

Etymology

Borrowed from French bésigue, of unknown origin.

noun

  1. A trick-taking card game for two players.“Queen Elizabeth II does not play, preferring racing demon, complicated games of solitaire and six-deck bezique.”
  2. The act of taking certain cards in this game: the queen of spades and jack of diamonds, or (if either of those suits is trumps) the queen of clubs and jack of hearts.