shilling mark
shilling mark · shilling marks
Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩ in its use to mark the amount of shillings in a sum or in all its…Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩ in its use to mark the amount of shillings in a sum or (obsolete) in all its uses.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, historical)Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩ in its use to mark the amount of shillings in a sum or (obsolete) in all its uses.
Origin
A development of the long s ⟨ſ⟩, an abbreviation of Latin solidus, used to mark the amountA 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.
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