ducat
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
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- 5
Definition of ducat
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(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
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(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.”
- (informal)A coin of the major denomination (dollar, euro, etc.); money in general.
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(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
- 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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