† twelvern.¹

Etymology: < twelve adj. and n. + -er suffix¹.

Obsolete slang.

A coin worth twelve pence.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > shilling

s.1387

solidus?a1475

shilling1533

teston1543

twelvepence1563

bord1567

twelvepenny piece1594

sh.1607

hog1673

twelver1699

she-lion1744

grunter1785

twalpenny worth1786

bob1789

pega1790

tower shilling1800

little shilling1826

deaner1839

rogue and villain1857

stag1857

hole1934

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Twelver, a Shilling.

1725 in New Canting Dict.

1732 Tricks of Town 15 Coachmen..demanding t'other Twelver or Tester above their Fare.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

Twelvern.²

/ˈtwɛlvə/

Etymology: < twelve adj. and n. + -er suffix¹.

Islam.

A member of the larger of the two Shia sects (the ‘Twelvers’ and the ‘Seveners’), a follower of the twelve Imams or prophets (cf. imam n. 2b, Shia n. and adj.).

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Islam > Islamic sects and groups > [noun] > Shiite > person

Ismaelite1571

Shia1626

Zaidi1709

Shiite1728

Ansarian1787

Nusayri1792

Ismaili1820

Ansayri1824

sevener1835

Ismaelian1839

Alawi1874

Twelver1876

Alawite1922

Hezbollahi1981

1876 R. D. Osborn Islam under Arabs ii. i. 167 The Ismailiens, like the Twelvers, make profession of an exclusive attachment to Ali and his descendants.

1934 R. Strothmann in Encycl. Islām IV. 353/2 We shall consider the main branch somewhat more fully, the Imāmīs or ‘Twelvers’.

1979 Sunday Tel. 27 May (Colour Suppl.) 25/4 In Iran the Shias are divided essentially into two sects, the Twelvers and the Seveners.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	twelver
释义	† twelvern.¹ Etymology: < twelve adj. and n. + -er suffix¹. Obsolete slang. A coin worth twelve pence. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > shilling s.1387 solidus?a1475 shilling1533 teston1543 twelvepence1563 bord1567 twelvepenny piece1594 sh.1607 hog1673 twelver1699 she-lion1744 grunter1785 twalpenny worth1786 bob1789 pega1790 tower shilling1800 little shilling1826 deaner1839 rogue and villain1857 stag1857 hole1934 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Twelver, a Shilling. 1725 in New Canting Dict. 1732 Tricks of Town 15 Coachmen..demanding t'other Twelver or Tester above their Fare. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online September 2021). Twelvern.² /ˈtwɛlvə/ Etymology: < twelve adj. and n. + -er suffix¹. Islam. A member of the larger of the two Shia sects (the ‘Twelvers’ and the ‘Seveners’), a follower of the twelve Imams or prophets (cf. imam n. 2b, Shia n. and adj.). ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Islam > Islamic sects and groups > [noun] > Shiite > person Ismaelite1571 Shia1626 Zaidi1709 Shiite1728 Ansarian1787 Nusayri1792 Ismaili1820 Ansayri1824 sevener1835 Ismaelian1839 Alawi1874 Twelver1876 Alawite1922 Hezbollahi1981 1876 R. D. Osborn Islam under Arabs ii. i. 167 The Ismailiens, like the Twelvers, make profession of an exclusive attachment to Ali and his descendants. 1934 R. Strothmann in Encycl. Islām IV. 353/2 We shall consider the main branch somewhat more fully, the Imāmīs or ‘Twelvers’. 1979 Sunday Tel. 27 May (Colour Suppl.) 25/4 In Iran the Shias are divided essentially into two sects, the Twelvers and the Seveners. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.¹1699n.²1876
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