The English groat coined in 1351–2 was made equal to four pence. This ratio between the groat and the penny continued to be maintained; but owing…
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > coin of 4d > groat (6) groat1362 The English groat coined in 1351–2 was made equal to four pence. This ratio between the groat and the penny continued to be maintained; but owing… great1473 Scottish. A groat. Cf. sense A. 10d. Obsolete. chekasyde1543 i.e. ‘Cheekaside’: applied to the groats coined in the 18th year of Henry VII., when the king's head was, for the first time in English coinage… flag1567 A groat, fourpence. gunhole groata1577 attributive in gunhole angel n., gunhole groat n. coins. Harry groat1641 a groat coined by Henry VIII; the old Harry groat, is that which bears the king's head with a long face and long hair. |
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