half sovereign
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noun
a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
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Origin of half sovereign
First recorded in 1495–1505
Words nearby half sovereign
half size, half-slip, half-smile, half snipe, half sole, half sovereign, half-staff, half-starved, half step, half story, half-stuff
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