† ˈbesague, -agewObs. [a. F. besaiguë ‘double axe or bill,’ f.OF.bes:—L. bis twice + aigu sharp; L. type bis-acūta.] A double-edged axe. c1430Lydg.Chron. Troy iii. xxii, Thereon sette were besaguys also.c1440Partonope 1936 On eche shulder of steele a besagew.