ducat

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈdʌkət/

Definition of ducat

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (historical)A gold coin minted by various European nations.
    “Shylock: "My daughter! O my ducats! Fled with a Christian! O my Christian ducats! Justice! the law! my ducats, and my daughter!..."”
    “But when the innkeeper saw what kind of goat the lad had, he thought this was a goat worth having, so when the lad had fallen asleep, he took another goat which couldn't make any golden ducats, and put that in its place.”
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noun

  1. (historical)A gold coin minted by various European nations.
    “Shylock: "My daughter! O my ducats! Fled with a Christian! O my Christian ducats! Justice! the law! my ducats, and my daughter!..."”
    “But when the innkeeper saw what kind of goat the lad had, he thought this was a goat worth having, so when the lad had fallen asleep, he took another goat which couldn't make any golden ducats, and put that in its place.”
  2. (informal)A coin of the major denomination (dollar, euro, etc.); money in general.
  3. (US, slang)A ticket.
    “Ned Beaumont said, "Well, I've got a ducat that reads to there, anyway.”
    “Customers are usually enticed in with a "ducat", or pass for one free dance.”
    “[…] the lines at the box office since ducats went on sale publicly Wednesday […]”

name

  1. A surname.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle French ducat, late Old French ducat, from Old Italian ducato, from Medieval Latin ducātus, from oblique stem of dux (“duke; leader”). Doublet of duchy.

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