ducat
pronunciation
How to pronounce ducat in British English:
UK [ˈdʌkət]
How to pronounce ducat in American English:
US [ˈdʌkət]
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- Noun:
- formerly a gold coin of various European countries
Word Origin
- ducat
- ducat: see duke
- ducat (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French ducat (late 14c.), from Italian ducato (12c.), from Medieval Latin ducatus "coin," originally "duchy," from dux (genitive ducis) "duke" (see duke (n.)). So called for the name or effigy of Roger II of Sicily, Duke of Apulia, which first issued the coins (c.1140). Byzantine emperor Constantine X had the Greek form doux struck on his coins during his reign (1059-1067). Over the years it was a unit of currency of varying value in Holland, Russia, Austria, Sweden, Venice, etc. Remained popular in slang for "money" or "ticket" from its prominence in "The Merchant of Venice."
Example
- 1. Ducat tried to reach out to other mothers of diabetic kids , but a first no one .
- 2. Ducat also formed and now heads the national disease research interchange , which procures human tissues for vital research .
- 3. In the middle ages , the venetian ducat and the florentine florin circulated well outside their countries of origin , with the pound sterling circulating on the periphery .
- 4. Lee ducat 's secret ?
- 5. Were in six parts and every part a ducat .