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groat (gr

An English silver coin worth four pence, used from the 14th to the 17th century.

[Middle English grot, from Middle Dutch groot, a thick, large coin, translation of Medieval Latin (dnrius) grossus, thick (denarius).]

groat [grəʊt]

(Historical Terms) an English silver coin worth four pennies, taken out of circulation in the 17th century

[from Middle Dutch groot, from Middle Low German gros, from Medieval Latin (denarius) grossus thick (coin); see groschen]

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groat - a former English silver coin worth four pennies

fourpence

coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money

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groat (redirected from British coin Four Pence)

groat
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