jeu de règlen.
/ˌʒəː də ˈrɛɡl(ə)/, U.S. /ˌʒə də ˈrɛɡl(ə)/ Écarté.
A hand which should be played without proposing a discard.
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jeu de règle1838
1838 Philidorian Mar. 145 With a ‘jeu de regle’, then, you are generally to play without discarding, and without suffering your antagonist to have fresh cards.
1850 H. G. Bohn et al. Hand-bk. Games 261 On this principle all ‘Jeux de Regles’ are played without changing (although there be a few which can scarcely reckon in their favor 2 to 1).
1934 Neuphilol. Mitt. 35 iii./ iv. 132 Écarté..jeu-de-règle, hand which should be played without taking cards.
1979 L. H. Dawson Hoyle's Card Games (rev. ed.) 87 He may win twice out of three times, but it is possible for the adversary to hold exceptionally good cards, and to win the point against the jeu de règle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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