teston

[ tes-tuhn, -ton, te-stoon ]

noun
  1. a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.

  2. a former silver coin of England, issued by Henry VII, Henry VIII, and Edward VI, and bearing on the obverse the bust of the reigning king: equal originally to 12 pence, later to sixpence.

  1. Also tes·to·ne [te-stoh-ney]. /tɛˈstoʊ neɪ/. a former silver coin of Milan, first issued in 1468, bearing on the obverse a bust of the Duke of Milan.

Origin of teston

1
1535–45; <French <Italian testone, augmentative of testa head <Late Latin; see testa
  • Also tes·toon [te-stoon]. /tɛˈstun/.

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How to use teston in a sentence

  • A testone is also a current coin in Portugal, consisting of 100 reis.

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British Dictionary definitions for teston

teston

testoon (tɛˈstuːn)

/ (ˈtɛstən) /


noun
  1. a French silver coin of the 16th century

  2. Also called: tester an English silver coin of the 16th century, originally worth one shilling, bearing the head of Henry VIII

Origin of teston

1
C16: from Italian testone, from testa head, from Late Latin: skull, from Latin: shell

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