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Twelvepence. World English Historical Dictionary

Twelvepence. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1916, rev. 2022. Twelvepence a.  A sum of money equal to twelve pennies (now rare). † b. A coin of this value, a shilling (obs.). Also formerly abbreviated xij d.

1 c. 1380.  Wyclif, Sel. Wks., III. 301. Men of lawe and jurours han non conscience to forswere hem for twel pens and her dyner.

2 1563.  Child-Marriages, 60. Apon Midsomer even last, the said Thomas send a Token, videlicet a xijd. to the said Eleine.

3 1568.  Satir. Poems Reform., xlviii. 58. Ȝour court-men heir hes maid my claith deir, And raisd it twell-pennis of the ell.

4 1622.  Bacon, Hen. VII., 216. The Recoinage of Groats and Halfe-groats now Twelve-pences and Six-pences.

5 1665.  in De Foe, Plague (1840), 41. Every of the said chirurgeons shall have twelvepence a body searched by them.

6 1864.  Burton, Scot Abr., II. ii. 183. We … dined … very well for twelvepence a man.

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