Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various gold coins formerly used in certain European countries.
- noun A piece of money.
- noun An admission ticket.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A gold coin of varying form and value, formerly in use in several European countries.
- noun An old money of account in the Venetian republic.
- noun plural Money; cash.
- noun An Austrian weight for gold, which has been determined by Vienna authorities to be 3.490896 grams. This unit is supposed to have been derived through the Jews from the Ptolemaic drachma of 3.56 grams.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A coin, either of gold or silver, of several countries in Europe; originally, one struck in the dominions of a duke.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun historical A gold coin minted by various European nations.
- noun Money in general.
- noun A
dollar (and, by extension, aeurodollar ).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun formerly a gold coin of various European countries
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Then a little steel ring shifted suddenly, flinging aside the coined ducat, and a fresh gold piece took its place.
The Poor Plutocrats M��r J��kai 1864
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A ducat was a gold piece of the size of an old French louis, though less thick.
Catherine De Medici Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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I had let my family and Twitter know of my quest ahead of time, just in case I was never heard from again, and with a final push I purchased my ducat with trembling fingers, slipped through the narrow turnstile...
Jeff Polman: Tales From the Haunted Dodger Ravine Jeff Polman 2011
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I had let my family and Twitter know of my quest ahead of time, just in case I was never heard from again, and with a final push I purchased my ducat with trembling fingers, slipped through the narrow turnstile...
Jeff Polman: Tales From the Haunted Dodger Ravine Jeff Polman 2011
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Consequently, while her owners were tight enough with the ducat to outfit her with second-hand gear, they were wise enough to scrounge the very best of second-hand gear.
April 5th, 2009 m_francis 2009
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It is not like some $25 ducat for a small local event.
Wine Advocate Writers Spark Ethics Debate - Wall Street Journal | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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As if such things could be ordered up a ducat the dozen!
September 29th, 2009 m_francis 2009
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For he does not hesitate, perhaps, to venture a ducat, but if it is proposed to stake ten, he immediately becomes aware of the possibility of his being mistaken–a possibility which has hitherto escaped his observation.
The LHC Will Discover the Higgs. Wanna Bet? | Universe Today 2009
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Sometimes it turns out that his persuasion may be valued at a ducat, but not at ten.
The LHC Will Discover the Higgs. Wanna Bet? | Universe Today 2009
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For weeks I thought of mentioning it to my son who lives in Somerville and is a big fan but--his gf is a big fan too and I didn't want to see sweethearts scrapping over a single ducat.
the boston report 2009
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