vertu UK /vəˈtuː/US /vɚˈtu/ noun4 •Objets d'art collectively.A Catalogue of a Truly Valuable Assemblage of Articles of Virtu of William Chinnery, Esq. Brought from Gillwell, Essex[…]. — 1812 •The fine arts as a subject of study or expertise; understanding of arts and antiquities.To give them their Due, they soar a Step higher than their Predecessors, and may be called Men of Wisdom and Vertù (take heed you do not read Virtue). — 1750 •Especially with reference to the writings of Machiavelli (1469–1527): the requisite qualities for political or military success; vitality, determination; power. •Moral worth; virtue, virtuousness.
