Sceat
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʃæt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sceat is a noun meaning (numismatics, historical) A small Anglo-Saxon coin, especially one made of silver; sometimes regarded as a weight (and thus a comparative measure of a coin's value).
Meaning
(numismatics, historical) A small Anglo-Saxon coin, especially one made of silver; sometimes regarded as a weight (and thus a comparative measure of a coin's value).
Example Sentences
1840, Ancient Laws and Institutes of England, Volume 2, Commissioners on the Public Records of the Kingdom, unnumbered page, In the Anglo-Saxon laws there is no passage from which the value of the ‘sceat’ can be ascertained with certainty, though from some places in the laws of Ethelbirht it would appear, that, in Kent at least, 20 sceats were equal to 1 scilling.
Word Forms
- sceats
- sceatt
- sceatta
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sceatt, sceatta, scurrick, scute, styca, scissil.
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