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† moccenigo Obs.
In 7 muccinigo, mutsenigo.
[a. It. moccenigo, mocenigo (Florio 1611); from the name of Tommaso Mocenigo, doge of Venice 1413–23.]
A small coin formerly current in Venice, worth about ninepence.
1553J. Locke in Hakluyt's Voy. (1599) II. i. 108 They haue euery pay, which is 45 dayes, 15 Mozenigos, which is 15 shillings sterling. 1605B. Jonson Volpone ii. i, You shall not giue mee sixe Crownes,..nor two nor one; nor halfe a Duckat; no, nor a Muccinigo. 1617Moryson Itin. i. 291 The Spanish piastro of siver is given for sixe lires,..the mutsenigo for a lire. 1655Shirley Gentl. Venice i. i. 5 Mal... In the mean time lend me the trifling Duccats... Cor. Not a Muccinigo To save thee from the Gallies. |