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Webster 1913 Edition

Johannes

Jo-han′nes

(jō̍-hăn′nēz)
,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK], Heb.
Yĕhōkhānān
,
Yōkhānān
, i. e., one whom Jehovah has blessed; hence F.
Jean
, E.
John
.]
(Numis.)
A Portuguese gold coin of the value of eight dollars, named from the figure of
King John
which it bears; – often contracted into joe;
as, a
joe
, or a half
joe
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Johannes

JOHAN'NES

,
Noun.
[John, latinized.] A Portuguese gold coin of the value of eight dollars; contracted often into joe; as a joe, or half-joe. It is named from the figure of king John, which it bears.

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