dandiprat

[ dan-dee-prat ]

noun
  1. a silver coin of 16th-century England, equal to about twopence.

  2. Archaic.

    • a diminutive person; a dwarf.

    • a person of small or childish mind; a silly, finicky, or puerile person.

    • a child.

Origin of dandiprat

1
First recorded in 1510–20; origin uncertain

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British Dictionary definitions for dandiprat

dandiprat

/ (ˈdændɪˌpræt) /


noun
  1. a small English coin minted in the 16th century

  2. archaic

    • a small boy

    • an insignificant person

Origin of dandiprat

1
C16: of unknown origin

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