carolus
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Etymology
Origin of carolus
1680–90; < Medieval Latin: Latinized form of Charles or Karl
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This ordinance prescribed the minting of the silver carolus, in imitation of the Dutch thaler.
From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur
You have one hundred and twenty herrings for an English penny, equal to a carolus of France, in the fishing time.
From The Irish Penny Journal, No. 1, Vol. 1, July 4, 1840 by Various
Thus the curfew, the carolus, and the St. Mary bells in Antwerp Cathedral belong to the town.
From Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders by Edwards, George Wharton
He said to her: “Save the carolus, they are behind the chimney-back.”
From The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere by Coster, Charles Th?odore Henri de
But instead of the carolus, he found nothing in it between the felt and the lining but worthless copper counters.
From The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere by Coster, Charles Th?odore Henri de
But when she had raised the amount to a couple of golden caroluses and seven deniers they let her off.
From The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere by Coster, Charles de
Claes offered him money, but he would only accept two caroluses with which to feed himself and find lodging on his way back home.
From The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere by Coster, Charles de
They say that you will give me back the seven hundred caroluses.
From The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere by Coster, Charles de
“The old Major is scarcely like to pay down twenty gold caroluses, but if he should, the bay is his.”
From A Reputed Changeling Or Three Seventh Years Two Centuries Ago by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
But you must give back those seven hundred caroluses.
From The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere by Coster, Charles de
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