SHILLING

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A silver coin, and money of account, of Great Britain and its dependencies, equal to twelve pence, or the twentieth part of a pound, equivalent to about twenty-four cents of the United States currency.

2.
n.

In the United States, a denomination of money, differing in value in different States. It is not now legally recognized.

3.
n.

The Spanish real, of the value of one eight of a dollar, or 12 York shilling. Same as Shilling, 3.