teston


tes·ton

T0127400 (tĕs′tŏn′) also tes·toon (tĕ-sto͞on′)n.1. A 16th-century French silver coin.2. An English coin stamped with the image of Henry VIII's head. Also called tester3.
[French, from Italian testone, augmentative of testa, head, from Late Latin, skull, from Latin, shell.]

teston

(ˈtɛstən) or

testoon

n1. (Currencies) a French silver coin of the 16th century2. (Currencies) Also called: tester an English silver coin of the 16th century, originally worth one shilling, bearing the head of Henry VIII[C16: from Italian testone, from testa head, from Late Latin: skull, from Latin: shell]

tes•ton

(ˈtɛs tən, -tɒn, tɛˈstun)

also tes•toon

(tɛˈstun)

n. 1. a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols. 2. a former silver coin of England, issued by Henry VII, Henry VIII, and Edward VI: equal orig. to 12 pence, later to sixpence. [1535–45; < Middle French < Italian testone, augmentative of testa head < Late Latin (compare test2); such coins usually bore a bust of the reigning monarch]