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Word entry · 5 letters

ducat

Best crossword clue

"Old gold coin"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈdʌkət/Part of speech nounSorted acdtuStarts with DEnds with T1 clues
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Definitions

  1. formerly a gold coin of various European countries

Word origin

From Middle French ducat, late Old French ducat, from Old Italian ducato, from Medieval Latin ducātus, from oblique stem of dux (“duke; leader”). Doublet of duchy.

Used in a sentence

  • Shylock: "My daughter! O my ducats! Fled with a Christian! O my Christian ducats! Justice! the law! my ducats, and my daughter!..."
  • But when the innkeeper saw what kind of goat the lad had, he thought this was a goat worth having, so when the lad had fallen asleep, he took another goat which couldn't make any golden ducats, and put that in its place.
  • Ned Beaumont said, "Well, I've got a ducat that reads to there, anyway.

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