"Ducat" meaning in English

See Ducat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Ducats [plural]
Etymology: English occupational surname for a moneylender or minter or a nickname for a rich man, from Old French ducat (“name of a gold coin”). Also borrowed from French Ducat. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|ducat||name of a gold coin}} Old French ducat (“name of a gold coin”), {{bor|en|fr|Ducat}} French Ducat Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Ducat (plural Ducats)
  1. A surname.

Inflected forms

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