A French coin, the twelfth of the sou; originally, like the Roman denarius and English penny, of silver; but from 16th cent. a small copper coin…

A coin of very small value used in Poitou. Obsolete.

A small French coin, originally of silver, but afterwards of copper; also a silver coin of Henry V current in the parts of France then held by…

A French coin and money of account, equal to the twentieth part of a livre; a sol or sou. plural sousz, sous, soues. β sowse (sowese), souse,, souce…

A small piece of money; the later French liard.

With singular or plural agreement: a sou. Also as the type of a small amount. Cf. sou, n., souse, n.4

A small coin formerly current in France, of the value of the fourth part of a sou. Hence, typically, a coin of small value.

= liard, n.1

A small silver coin in medieval Europe; spec. (a) an English halfpenny; (b) a small French coin (originally of silver, later of billon) in use…

A copper coin used in Flanders and Picardy from the 16th to the 18th cent.

A small copper coin (value 1/6 of a sou) formerly current in France.

A small French coin; = blank, n. 1. Obsolete.

A sou.

Any of various European coins originally derived from the denarius, e.g. the French denier, the Dutch penning, German Pfennig, etc., equivalent to…

A monetary unit equal to one-hundredth of a franc (franc, n. 2); a coin of this value. As used in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco, and Andorra…

The hundredth part of a principal standard unit in various monetary systems. = centime, n. 1a. Now historical.

A French coin, formerly the twentieth part of a livre, subsequently used to designate the five-centime piece.