vintemn.

/vɪnˈteɪm/

Forms: α. 1500s vintiin ( vinton), 1600s ventin, vinteen, 1700s vinten, 1700s–1800s vintin. β. 1700s–1800s vintain. γ. 1700s–1800s vintem.

Etymology: < Portuguese vintem, < vinte twenty.

Historical.

In the coinage of Portugal and countries subsequently colonized from there: A small silver coin of the value of 20 reis; also, a copper coin of the same value.

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

portague1532

crusado1544

Portugal1546

Portuguese1577

patacon1584

vintem1584

milreis1589

pataca1625

moidore1710

octave1747

Johannes1758

joe1765

half joe1775

escudo1821

centavo1857

α.

1584 W. Barrett in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1589) i. 216 5 vintons make a tanga, and 4 vintenas make a tanga of base mony.

1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. xxxv. 69/1 There is likewise a reckoning of Vintiins, which is not likewise in coyne, but onely named in telling: of these foure good, and fiue badde doe make a Tangas.

1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors (1669) ii. 86 Eight of these Basarucques make a Ventin.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 207 The Tango, 5 Vinteens.

1743 J. Bulkeley & J. Cummins Voy. to South-seas 206 We had hitherto been suppli'd at the Rate of eight Vintins each Man per Day.

1775 R. Twiss Trav. Portugal & Spain 22 Exacting a vinten, or about three halfpence per head.

1805 T. Lindley Narr. Voy. to Brasil 260 The ships..sell the beef on board by retail, at two vintins a pound.

β. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Coin Portuguese Coins... The Vintain, whereof they have two sorts, the one Silver, and the other Billon.1819 J. H. Vaux Memoirs I. 218 They stop, and empty their [water-] vessel, for which they receive a vintain.γ. 1736 S. Chandler Hist. Persecution 183 Dr. Geddes tells us of one..who was allowed no more than three Vintems a day; a Vintem is about an English penny farthing.1801 R. Southey in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1850) II. 130 The ferry price varies..from one vintem to nine,—that is, from a penny to a shilling.1839 Penny Cycl. XV. 326/2 At Rio de Janeiro..there are vintems of copper also current for 20 rees.1856 H. Owen Here & There in Portugal 122 I purchased..for three vintems (a trifle more than three~pence), a capital figure of a negro dandy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	vintem
释义	vintemn. /vɪnˈteɪm/ Forms: α. 1500s vintiin ( vinton), 1600s ventin, vinteen, 1700s vinten, 1700s–1800s vintin. β. 1700s–1800s vintain. γ. 1700s–1800s vintem. Etymology: < Portuguese vintem, < vinte twenty. Historical. In the coinage of Portugal and countries subsequently colonized from there: A small silver coin of the value of 20 reis; also, a copper coin of the same value. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > Portuguese coins portague1532 crusado1544 Portugal1546 Portuguese1577 patacon1584 vintem1584 milreis1589 pataca1625 moidore1710 octave1747 Johannes1758 joe1765 half joe1775 escudo1821 centavo1857 α. 1584 W. Barrett in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1589) i. 216 5 vintons make a tanga, and 4 vintenas make a tanga of base mony. 1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. xxxv. 69/1 There is likewise a reckoning of Vintiins, which is not likewise in coyne, but onely named in telling: of these foure good, and fiue badde doe make a Tangas. 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors (1669) ii. 86 Eight of these Basarucques make a Ventin. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 207 The Tango, 5 Vinteens. 1743 J. Bulkeley & J. Cummins Voy. to South-seas 206 We had hitherto been suppli'd at the Rate of eight Vintins each Man per Day. 1775 R. Twiss Trav. Portugal & Spain 22 Exacting a vinten, or about three halfpence per head. 1805 T. Lindley Narr. Voy. to Brasil 260 The ships..sell the beef on board by retail, at two vintins a pound. β. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Coin Portuguese Coins... The Vintain, whereof they have two sorts, the one Silver, and the other Billon.1819 J. H. Vaux Memoirs I. 218 They stop, and empty their [water-] vessel, for which they receive a vintain.γ. 1736 S. Chandler Hist. Persecution 183 Dr. Geddes tells us of one..who was allowed no more than three Vintems a day; a Vintem is about an English penny farthing.1801 R. Southey in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1850) II. 130 The ferry price varies..from one vintem to nine,—that is, from a penny to a shilling.1839 Penny Cycl. XV. 326/2 At Rio de Janeiro..there are vintems of copper also current for 20 rees.1856 H. Owen Here & There in Portugal 122 I purchased..for three vintems (a trifle more than three~pence), a capital figure of a negro dandy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1584
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