eightpence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Germanic *ahtōu Proto-West Germanic *ahtō Old English eahta Middle English eighte English eight Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πᾰτᾰ́νη (pătắnē)bor. Latin patina Latin panna? Latin pannus? Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *panningaz Proto-West Germanic *panning Old English peniġ Middle English peniesder. English pence English eightpence From eight + pence.
Meanings
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(countable, historical, uncountable) A former coin worth eight pence; the monetary amount of eight pence.
[…] I went for a night to a lodging-house in Bow, where the charge was only eightpence.
1933 January 9, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter XXV, in Down and Out in Paris and London, London: Victor Gollancz […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| eightpences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
sixpence · tuppence · twopence · threepence · tenpence · fivepence · fourpence