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ducat
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ducat, n.
1 hist. a gold coin, formerly current in most European countries.
2 a a coin. b (in pl.) money.
1 hist. a gold coin, formerly current in most European countries.
2 a a coin. b (in pl.) money.
Etymology
ME f. It. ducato or med.L ducatus DUCHY
THESAURUS
ducat
coin, crown, double eagle, doubloon, eagle, five-dollar gold piece, gold piece, guinea, half crown, half eagle, hard money, moidore, napoleon, piece, piece of money, piece of silver, pound sovereign, roll of coins, rouleau, sovereign, specie, ten-dollar gold piece, twenty-dollar gold pieceFor further exploring for "ducat" in Webster Dictionary Online