English Explanatory Dictionary

Abraham Newland

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A British banknote.

Word forms

Abraham Newland Abraham Newlands

Etymology

From Abraham Newland (1730–1807), chief cashier at the Bank of England, whose signature appeared on every banknote issued by the Bank from 1782 to 1807.

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