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denar, denare|ˈdiːnə(r), diːˈnɑː(r), -ˈɛə(r)|
Forms: 6 denaire, 6–8 denare, 6– denar.
[Modification of ME. dener, denere (from OF. dener), denier, assimilated to L. dēnārius, It. denaro, danaro, and the adaptations of these in other languages.]
A coin: the Roman denarius; the Italian denaro or Spanish dinero of the 16–17th c.; the Persian and East Indian dinar, q.v.
1547Boorde Introd. Knowl. 179 In Italy..in bras they haue kateryns & byokes & denares. 15971st Pt. Return fr. Parnass. i. i. 196 The villaine would not part with a denaire. 1699Bentley Phal. xiv. 438 The Sicilian Talent was anciently Six, and afterwards Three Denares. 1701W. Wotton Hist. Rome Notes 154 Antony..promises 5000 Denares to every private Soldier. 1872Yeats Growth Comm. 367 The solidi..were reckoned as equal to twelve silver denars. Ibid. 368 Smaller gold pieces were also coined..under the name of gold pennies, gold denars or oboluses. |