English Explanatory Dictionary

shilling mark

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩ in its use to mark the amount of shillings in a sum or (obsolete) in all its uses.

Word forms

shilling mark shilling marks

Etymology

A development of the long s ⟨ſ⟩, an abbreviation of Latin solidus, used to mark the amount of shillings in a sum. Formerly also the slash in all its uses, but this extended sense was taken on by the term solidus.

Synonyms

slash in its use to mark the amount of shillings in a sum or slash
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