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ecu \(ˈ)ā|kyü, āku̅e̅\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French ecu, escu ecu, shield, from Old French escu shield, from Latin scutum — more at esquire 1. : an old French coin having a shield as part of the design: a. : a gold coin worth three livres issued from the 14th century until the introduction of the louis d'or in 1640 b. : a silver crown-sized coin first issued in 1642 as equivalent to three livres but later varied arbitrarily especially under Louis XIV between five, six, and eight livres 2. : a silver piece worth five francs after introduction of the franc in 1795; also : the 20-franc silver piece issued 1929-38 3. : a unit of value equivalent to one ecu coin < the captain's pay was one thousand ecus > < a 1/2-ecu coin > |