maravedi

American  

[mar-uh-vey-dee] / ˌmær əˈveɪ di /

noun

maravedis plural

1. a former gold coin issued by the Moors in Spain.

2. a former minor copper coin of Spain, discontinued in 1848.

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maravedi British  

/ ˌmærəˈveɪdɪ /

noun

1. any of various Spanish coins of copper or gold

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• maravedis
  plural

Etymology

Origin of maravedi

1530–40; < Spanish maravedí, from Arabic Murābitīn the Almoravids ( def. ); see marabout

Example Sentences

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maravedi maravedis

This maravedi bore the ratio of 1: 6 to the old maravedi de oro.

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur

Page 123 1 Blanca: half a maravedi, equivalent to nearly one mill in U.S. money.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 10 of 55 1597-1599 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Robertson, James Alexander

Good my lady," humbly replied Roque, "I would not defraud my master of a single maravedi, much less of so valuable a treasure as a glorious name.

From Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. by Trueba y Cosío, Joaquín Telesforo de

The change of name consists in the introduction of that of the maravedi, which was adopted from the conquered Moors, and applied to designate the sueldo d'oro from the time of the conquest of Toledo.

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur

And it not unfrequently happens, that, having lost his last maravedi, he stakes himself upon another throw, and becomes the temporary slave of the winner.

From Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico by Norman, B. M.

The payment presented at Madrid’s city hall in medieval Spain’s currency consists of 50 maravedis, as stated in an agreement between the city and shepherds that dates back to 1418.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2022

The gaunt Genoese captain promises an annual pension of 25,000 maravedis to the man who first sights land, and Lepe is the lucky fellow.

From Time Magazine Archive

The system of the silver real was as in 1475, but it was issued at an equivalence of 34 maravedis, at which it ever after remained.

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur

An annuity of ten thousand maravedis had been promised by the sovereigns to him who should first descry land, and every eye was on the gaze, whenever opportunity permitted, to gain the prize.

From Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay by Cooper, J. Fenimore

The little urchin, who exultingly exhibits the maravedis which have fallen to his share, is a typical Murillo beggar-boy.

From The Story of Seville by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)