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moneyer

[ muhn-ee-er ]

noun

  1. Archaic. a person employed in the authorized coining of money.
  2. Obsolete. a moneylender or banker.


moneyer

/ ˈ³¾ÊŒ²Ôɪə /

noun

  1. archaic.
    a person who coins money
  2. an obsolete word for banker 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of moneyer1

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French monier < Late Latin ³¾´Ç²Ôŧ³ÙÄå°ù¾±³Ü²õ coiner, minter (noun use of adj.: of money); monetary
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Example Sentences

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The ingots were minted into coin in the abbey itself; but the moneyers employed proved fraudulent, and the royal officers at Cambridge, to whom the cash was paid, reported it deficient in weight.

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It is written in another gospel, that there sat moneyers, and there were oxen for sale, and sheep, and doves.

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That," said Agrippa, pointing to the silver, "hath been my moneyer for years.

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Babba, the name of a moneyer, and other ancient names, is from a stem which Foerstemann thinks must have been originally derived from "children's speech."

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The burh was provided by law with a mint and royal moneyers and exchangers, with an authorized scale for weights and measures.

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