God's penny
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of God's penny
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50
Example Sentences
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With that he cast him a God’s penny.
From Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series by Sidgwick, Frank
The rector of Caldbeck is, or was, entitled to claim a God’s penny upon the change of tenant by death, in his manor in the lower part of the parish.
From Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland by Scott, Daniel
‘I draw you to record, lordës all;’ With that he cast him a God’s penny; Then he took to his bags of bread, And they were full of the gold so red.
From Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series by Sidgwick, Frank
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