an English gold coin minted in the reign of James I
Word origin
C17: from Late Latin: James
Jacobus in American English
(dʒəˈkoʊbəs)
noun
unite2
Word origin
see Jacobean
jacobus in American English
(dʒəˈkoubəs)
nounWord forms: plural-buses
a former gold coin of England issued by James I
Word origin
[1605–15; Latinized equivalent of james]This word is first recorded in the period 1605–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classic, crater, displacement, ferrule, pivot