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nummary, a.|ˈnʌmərɪ|
[ad. L. nummārius, f. nummus a coin.]
1. Pertaining or relating to money or coinage.
1660Waterhouse Arms & Arm. 31 They allowed none participants with them on ordinary and nummary accounts. 1740W. Douglass Disc. Curr. Brit. Plant. Amer. 5 All over Europe for many Ages preceding the 14th Century, the nummary Pound, and the Ponderal or Pound Weight of Silver were the same. 1810G. Chalmers Caledonia II. i. 37 Alexander III followed the nummary example of Alexander I. 1817R. Ruding Ann. Coinage (1840) I. 112 He is of opinion that they borrowed their money pound from the Greeks, and their nummary language from the Romans. 1837Penny Cycl. VII. 329/2 It was then, as it still is, the 240th part of the nummary pound.
2. Dealing with, occupied with, coins or money.
1695Kennett Par. Antiq. iv. 12 Nummary Authors observe, that a Castle or wall'd City was the pourtraicture of a Roman Colony. 1807–8Syd. Smyth P. Plymley's Lett. Wks. 1859 II. 168/2 Indignity to George Rose would be felt by the smallest nummary gentleman in the king's employ. |