groat

• Устаревшее существительное, обозначающее историческую английскую серебряную монету достоинством в четыре пенса, которая использовалась со средневековья до XVII века.

An obsolete noun referring to a historical English silver coin, worth four pence, that was used from the medieval period until the 17th century.

1. Historical coinC2formalbritish

   An old English silver coin worth four pence, used from the 14th to the 17th century.

   Гроут

   • The museum displayed a groat from the reign of Edward III.
   • He found a groat while metal detecting in the field.
   • In medieval times, a groat could buy a loaf of bread.

   Synonymsfourpence