"ninepence" meaning in All languages combined

See ninepence on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ninepences [plural]
Etymology: nine + pence Etymology templates: {{compound|en|nine|pence}} nine + pence Head templates: {{en-noun}} ninepence (plural ninepences)
  1. (obsolete, British) A former British silver coin, worth nine old pennies. Tags: British, obsolete Categories (topical): Coins
    Sense id: en-ninepence-en-noun-g17H2q0t Disambiguation of Coins: 47 36 17 Categories (other): British English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 38 36
  2. (obsolete, British) Nine old pennies. Tags: British, obsolete Categories (topical): Nine
    Sense id: en-ninepence-en-noun-dMmnIAJO Disambiguation of Nine: 24 54 23 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 47 24 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 29 45 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 38 36
  3. (obsolete, New England) A Spanish real, valued at twelve and a half cents. Tags: New-England, obsolete
    Sense id: en-ninepence-en-noun-uduanMeZ Categories (other): New England English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 38 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: commendation ninepence, neat as ninepence, nice as ninepence, right as ninepence

Inflected forms

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