maravedi

Poor Ojeda could not raise another maravedi, and as nobody would stake him, the duel was off.
South American Fights and Fighters|Cyrus Townsend Brady
I would not have given ten maravedi for my head when those children of the devil were pushing us against the wall.
The White Company|Arthur Conan Doyle
Lastly, there was no choice left her, the new commandant was daily expected, and she could not raise a maravedi.
Odd Volume|Various
Nevertheless, I should scorn to demand a single maravedi for my labour and skill, or for the wear and tear of my pantoufle.
Imaginary Conversations and Poems|Walter Savage Landor

"I value not his madness a maravedi," said Sir Hugh, whose anger was predominant at the moment.
William Shakespeare as he lived.|Henry Curling

British Dictionary definitions for maravedi

maravedi

/ (ˌmærəˈveɪdɪ) /

noun plural -dis

any of various Spanish coins of copper or gold

Word Origin for maravedi

C15: from Spanish, from Arabic Murābitīn (plural of murābit marabout), the Moorish dynasty in Córdoba, 1087–1147

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