sicca rupee en · NOUN
Meanings
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(historical) A newly-minted rupee, having a higher value than those in long use; later (specifically), a rupee coined by the Bengal Government from 1793.
For this house we agreed to pay three hundred sicca rupees, or thirty-seven pounds ten shillings, a month.
1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 215
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sicca rupees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |