Queens shilling
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| king's shilling or (when the sovereign was female) queen's shilling | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (until 1879) a shilling paid to new recruits to the British army |
| 2. | archaic (Brit) take the king's shilling to enlist in the army |
| queen's shilling or (when the sovereign was female) queen's shilling | |
| —n | |
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| king's shilling or (when the sovereign was female) queen's shilling | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (until 1879) a shilling paid to new recruits to the British army |
| 2. | archaic (Brit) take the king's shilling to enlist in the army |
| queen's shilling or (when the sovereign was female) queen's shilling | |
| —n | |
| queen's shilling or (when the sovereign was male) king's shilling | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (until 1879) a shilling paid to new recruits to the British army |
| 2. | archaic (Brit) take the queen's shilling to enlist in the army |
| king's shilling or (when the sovereign was male) king's shilling | |
| —n | |
| queen's shilling or (when the sovereign was male) king's shilling | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (until 1879) a shilling paid to new recruits to the British army |
| 2. | archaic (Brit) take the queen's shilling to enlist in the army |
| king's shilling or (when the sovereign was male) king's shilling | |
| —n | |
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