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Webster 1913 Edition


groat

groat

(gra̤t or grōt)
,
Noun.
[LG.
grōte
, orig., great, that is, a great piece of coin, larger than other coins in former use. See
Great
.]
1.
An old English silver coin, equal to four pence.
2.
Any small sum of money.

Webster 1828 Edition


Groat

GROAT

,
Noun.
grawt.
1.
An English money of account, equal to four pence.
2.
A proverbial name for a small sum.

Definition 2024


groat

groat

English

Noun

groat (plural groats)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) hulled grain

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Etymology 2

Possibly from Middle Dutch groot, the Old French gros Tournois (a coin of Tours), from Medieval Latin denarius (coin) grossus (large). Related to German Groschen

Noun

groat (plural groats)

  1. (archaic or historical) Any of various old coins of England and Scotland.
  2. An historic English silver coin worth four English pennies, still minted as one of the set of Maundy coins.

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