Variant: or coup de grace
Pronunciation: ˌ kü-d ə - ' gräs
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural coups de grâce or coups de grace \ ˌ kü-d ə - \
Etymology: French coup de grâce, literally, stroke of mercy
Date: 1699
1 : a deathblow or death shot administered to end the suffering of one mortally wounded
2 : a decisive finishing blow, act, or event