Goldhoard

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Treasure; a treasury.

    "In the Chronicle it is distinctly stated that the Roman soldiers did before leaving Britain in 418 bury goldhoards (treasures) in the earth."

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"In the Chronicle it is distinctly stated that the Roman soldiers did before leaving Britain in 418 bury goldhoards (treasures) in the earth."

Etymology

From Middle English goldhord, golde hord, gold hord, golthord (“treasure”), from Old English goldhord (“treasure; treasury”). By surface analysis, gold + hoard.

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