marmaducn.
Probably a compositorial alteration of maravedi n., by confusion with the personal name Marmaduke. Cf. marmady n.
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ouncec1520
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marmaduc1571
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centavo1857
centimo1870
1571 Queen Elizabeth I Let. in D. Digges Compl. Ambassador (1655) 41 He hath not the value of a Marmaduc in land or livelihood.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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