单词 | maundy money |
释义 | > as lemmasMaundy money Maundy money n. money (spec. the specially minted silver coins in denominations of 1, 2, 3, and 4 pence) distributed by the British monarch on Maundy Thursday. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > charitableness or alms-giving > that which is given in charity > on Maundy Thursday Maundy1502 Maundy ale1517 Maundy bread1517 mandate bread1841 mandate money1841 Maundy money1853 1853 H. N. Humphreys Coin Collector's Man. I. ii. 492 A small issue of shillings, sixpences, and Maundy money, took place in 1797 and 1798. 1887 Royal Procl. in Standard 18 May 3/2 Pieces of Silver money called ‘The Queen's Maundy Monies’. 1967 Everyman's Encycl. VIII. 293/1 In 1833..the dole was replaced by a money payment (‘Maundy money’) distributed by the sovereign in person or through a royal almoner. 1984 Coin Monthly Jan. 81/2 Although silver pennies are no longer minted for ordinary circulation, they survive, of course, as part of the Maundy money distributed annually by the Queen. < as lemmas |
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