Definitions
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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Old gold coin”5 letters
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