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shil·ling
I. \ˈshiliŋ, -lēŋ\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scilling; akin to Old High German skilling, a gold coin, Old Norse skillingr, Gothic skillings; all from a prehistoric Germanic compound whose first constituent is represented by English shield (I) and whose second is represented by English -ling
1.
a. : a British monetary unit since the Norman conquest equal to twelve pence or 1/20 pound — see money table
b. : a coin representing one shilling first issued under Henry VII and coined in silver until 1946 when it was changed to cupronickel
2.
a. : a unit of value and corresponding coin of Scotland before 1707 that by the 17th century had depreciated to the value of one English penny
b.
(1) : a unit of value equal to 1/20 pound in any of several countries in or formerly in the British Commonwealth (as Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, Ireland) — see money table
(2) : a coin representing this unit
3.
a. : any of several early American coins or tokens (as of Maryland or Massachusetts)
b. : any of numerous fluctuating units of value used in the United States in colonial times and later after the use of shilling coins had ceased
< New York shilling >
< Connecticut shilling >
c. : any of several units or coins (as the schilling or the skilling) of the Continent related to the English shilling
4.
a. : the basic monetary unit of British East Africa
b. : a coin representing this unit
5. : a measure of weight for arrows equal to 87 1/4 grains
II.
variant of shealing |