daric
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of daric
1560–70; < Greek Dāreikós (statḗr) (Persian stater) of Darius ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The dispute was about a claim which amounted nearly to the thirtieth part of a daric.
From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by
Very few specimens of the daric have come down to us; their scarcity may he accounted for by the fact that they were melted down under the type of Alexander.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various
He could guarantee that each soldier should receive a daric a month as pay, the officers double pay, and the generals quadruple.
From Anabasis by Dakyns, Henry Graham
Gold daric; a Persian coin worth about $5.
From Early European History by Webster, Hutton
When Cyrus proposed to march them with his other troops to fight his brother towards the Euphrates, they demanded a daric and a half, which he was obliged to grant them.
From A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" by Fran?ois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
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