battue

 
Pronunciation: /bəˈt(j)uː/

noun

[mass noun]
  • the driving of game towards hunters by beaters.
  • [count noun] a shooting party arranged so that beaters can drive the game towards the hunters: they were shot down like pheasants in a battue

Origin:

early 19th century: from French, feminine past participle of battre 'to beat', from Latin battuere