Cha-māde', n.

noun

(sha-mād'), n. [Fr. chamade, Pg. chamade, It. chiamata, a calling, from Pg. chamar, It. chiamare, Lat. clamare, to call; hence, properly and originally, a call for surrendering.] (Mil.) The beat of a drum, or sound of a trumpet, inviting an enemy to a parley. They beat the chamade, and sent us carte blanche. Addison.