didrachm
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of didrachm
1540–50; < Late Latin didrāchmon < Greek dídrachmon worth two drachms. See di- 1, drachma
Example Sentences
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From St Peter's answering without hesitation that his master would pay the didrachm, it is clear that there was no difficulty about producing the small sum.
From Pastor Pastorum by Rev. Henry Latham
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