Britannia standard
noun
A standard for silver in which the fineness is set at.958 (i.e. 95.8 per cent silver).
- Introduced in England by Act of Parliament in 1697 to replace sterling silver (92.5 per cent) as the obligatory standard for items of silver plate; the sterling standard was reinstated in 1720..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Times.
- theotherapy
- the other day (or night, week, etc.)
- the other side of the coin
- the other thing
- the other way round (or around; also about)
- Theotokos
- the/our Saviour
- the Outer House of the Court of Session
- the Ozarks
- the Pacific
- the Pale
- the Pamirs
- the Pandects
- the Paralympics
- the Paris Commune
- the Parquet
- the Paschal Lamb
- the Passion
- the path of least resistance
- the patter of tiny feet
- the pen is mightier than the sword
- the Pennines
- the penny dropped
- the People
- the pit of one's (or the) stomach