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Ducat
//ˈdʌkət// name, noun, slang
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Noun
- 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."
Etymology
Etymology 1
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.
Etymology 2
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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