king's shilling

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noun

(until 1879) a shilling given a recruit in the British army to bind his enlistment contract.

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Also called, when a queen was sovereign, queen's shilling.

Words nearby king's shilling

king's ransom, King's Regulations, King's Remembrancer, Kings River, king's scout, king's shilling, King's speech, Kingston, Kingston upon Hull, Kingston upon Thames, Kingstown

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British Dictionary definitions for king's shilling

king's shilling

when the sovereign was female queen's shilling

noun

(until 1879) a shilling paid to new recruits to the British army

take the king's shilling British archaic to enlist in the army

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