groat

noun

1. (countable, in-plural, uncountable)Hulled grain, chiefly hulled oats.
2. (archaic, historical)Any of various old coins of England and Scotland.

   “The Widdow that hath but a pan of braſſe, And ſcarſe a houſe to hide her head, Sometimes no penny to buy her bread, Muſt pay her Landlord many a groat, Or twil be puld out of her throat:”

3. (archaic, historical)Any of various old coins of England and Scotland.
4. (archaic, historical)Any of various old coins of England and Scotland.

   “The needy groom, that never finger'd groat, Would make a miracle of thus much coin …”

5. A proverbial small sum; a whit or jot.

name

1. A surname.