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单词 maravedi
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Definition of maravedi in English:

maravedi

nounPlural maravedis ˌmarəˈveɪdiˌmerəˈvādē
  • A medieval Spanish copper coin and monetary unit.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Similarly, Maria Turregano reserved 20,000 maravedis of her legitimas for herself, specifying that the sum would go to her convent, Santa Catalina, upon her death.
    • In return he offered the community a substantial endowment of 47,500 maravedis and an additional 3000 maravedis for work on the church.
    • In 1598 Santa Isabel enjoyed the beneficence of Ana Paredes Aldrete who left the convent a rent worth 1000 maravedis a year.
    • This was done to the benefit of his daughter, Isabel, a nun at San Quirce, who received half of the partitioned amount: 80,000 maravedis.
    • At stake were payments owed on her alimentos; she was entitled to 30,000 maravedis each year.

Origin

Spanish, from Arabic murābiṭīn 'holy men', a name applied to the North African Berber rulers of Muslim Spain, from the late 11th century to 1145.

 
 

Definition of maravedi in US English:

maravedi

nounˌmerəˈvādē
  • A medieval Spanish copper coin and monetary unit.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • At stake were payments owed on her alimentos; she was entitled to 30,000 maravedis each year.
    • This was done to the benefit of his daughter, Isabel, a nun at San Quirce, who received half of the partitioned amount: 80,000 maravedis.
    • In 1598 Santa Isabel enjoyed the beneficence of Ana Paredes Aldrete who left the convent a rent worth 1000 maravedis a year.
    • Similarly, Maria Turregano reserved 20,000 maravedis of her legitimas for herself, specifying that the sum would go to her convent, Santa Catalina, upon her death.
    • In return he offered the community a substantial endowment of 47,500 maravedis and an additional 3000 maravedis for work on the church.

Origin

Spanish, from Arabic murābiṭīn ‘holy men’, a name applied to the North African Berber rulers of Muslim Spain, from the late 11th century to 1145.

 
 
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