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Home Dictionary Name: pencePeter-pence
Peter-pence, an ancient levy or tax of a penny on each house throughout England paid to the Pope, called Peter-pence, because collected on the day of St. Peter ad vincula. Abolished by 25 Hen. 8, c. 21....
Head-pence
Head-pence, an exaction of a certain sum collected by the Sheriff of Northumberland from the inhabitants of that county, without any account thereof to be made to the Crown. Abolished by 23 Hen. 6, c. 7....
Pitching-pence
Pitching-pence, money (commonly a penny) paid for pitching or setting down every bag of corn or pack of goods in a fair or market, Jac. Law Dict....
Chrismati denarii
Chrismati denarii chrisom pence, paid to the diocesan or his suffragan by the parochial clergy about Estate. It is otherwise called quadragesimals, or paschals, or Easter-pence. Obsolete...
Ora
Ora, a Saxon coin, valued at sixteen pence, and sometimes twenty pence, Domesday....
Fourpence
A British silver coin worth four pence a groat...
Franc
A silver coin of France and since 1795 the unit of the French monetary system It has been adopted by Belgium and Swizerland In 1913 it was equivalent to about nineteen cents American or ten pence British and is divided into 100 centimes...
Groat
An old English silver coin equal to four pence...
Levy
A name formerly given in Pennsylvania Maryland and Virginia to the Spanish real of one eighth of a dollar or 1212 cents valued at eleven pence when the dollar was rated at 7s 6d...
Nicker
One of the night brawlers of London formerly noted for breaking windows with half pence...
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