daric
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of daric
1560–70; < Greek Dāreikós (statḗr) (Persian stater) of Darius ( def. )
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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
An Asiatic sailor clamoured at the money-changer’s stall for another obol in change for a Persian daric.
From A Victor of Salamis by William Stearns Davis
Yes," Waynflete explained, "it is a Persian daric.
From Tales of Fantasy and Fact by Brander Matthews
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)
For the dinar, daric or miskßl see The Nights, vol i.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
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