A former English money of account, from the Norman Conquest of the value of 12d. or 1/20 of a pound sterling. Abbreviated s. (= Latin solidus: see so…
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释义 | society > trade and finance > money > standards and values of currencies > [noun] > specific monetary units or units of account > specific English (6) shillingc900 A former English money of account, from the Norman Conquest of the value of 12d. or 1/20 of a pound sterling. Abbreviated s. (= Latin solidus: see so… poundOE Originally: an English money of account (originally, a pound weight of silver), of the value of 20 shillings or 240 pence, and formerly… markOE A monetary unit used in accounts and for determining the value of gold and silver coins and bullion… In England: a monetary unit equivalent in… half-marka1056 The half of a mark; an old English measure of weight and corresponding money of account, worth 6s. 8d. Also: a coin of the value of 6s. 8d. Scots. Mk.1642 = mark, n.2 heartsease1665 slang. A twenty shilling piece; a guinea. Obsolete. rare. |
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