Ducat
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A gold coin minted by various European nations. historical
"Shylock: "My daughter! O my ducats! Fled with a Christian! O my Christian ducats! Justice! the law! my ducats, and my daughter!...""
- 2 formerly a gold coin of various European countries wordnet
- 3 A coin of the major denomination (dollar, euro, etc.); money in general. informal
- 4 A ticket. US, slang
"Ned Beaumont said, "Well, I've got a ducat that reads to there, anyway."
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"Shylock: "My daughter! O my ducats! Fled with a Christian! O my Christian ducats! Justice! the law! my ducats, and my daughter!...""
Etymology
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.
English occupational surname for a moneylender or minter or a nickname for a rich man, from Old French ducat (“name of a gold coin”). Also borrowed from French Ducat.
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