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Originally Posted by Empire Lindy
...a ducat...
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From dictionary.com...
ducat /d kət/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ duhk-uht] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. any of various gold coins formerly issued in various parts of Europe, esp. that first issued in Venice in 1284. Compare sequin (def. 2).
2. any of various silver coins formerly issued in various parts of Europe.
3. Slang. a ticket to a public performance.
4. ducats, Slang. money; cash.
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[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < MF < OIt ducato < ML ducātus duchy; prob. so called from the L words dux or ducātus, which formed part of the legends of such coins]
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